It (was) Groundhog Day !

Jeffrey Kemmerer Grace Allentown Groundhog day is firmly entrenched in our folklore. While closely identified with Pennsylvania German culture (Grundsaudaag), it is widely celebrated throughout the US and Canada (Jour de la Marmotte). As with most folklore, the...

Busy Day

Jeffrey Kemmerer Grace Allentown It’s a busy day today. There is a lot going on. Astronomically, we are at the midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. It is Candlemas marking the end of Ephiphany and our looking back at Christmas. It also...

Spacetime

Jeffrey Kemmerer Grace Allentown One of the difficulties in studying more advanced science is the inability to relate the studies to everyday experiences and “common sense”. In many cases the topics can only be examined through the lens of mathematics. One of the...

Was It a Pilgrimage ?

Jeffrey Kemmerer Grace Allentown To continue my travelogue, I recently was on a business trip to China – Shanghai and Guilin to be exact. Most of the time was filled with meetings and dinners with clients and associates. I stayed in a Sheraton hotel and was shielded...