Procelain clay is a type of raw material that potters and other craftsmen use to create ceramic objects. It is a very smooth clay, typically a white or light gray color, and it is obtained by mining. It contains very few extraneous materials, like sand or minerals. Porcelain clay is ...
I remember the opening. The blackness of space. The gazillions of stars. The introduction of the saga drifting off into infinity. My father reading the words aloud and saying to himself “That is so cool…that it’s a long, long time ago”. I remember saying “No, this is the future...
To say my dad loved Christmas is an understatement. In movies, he’s the guy that brings home the too big freshly cut Balsam fir. The guy that singlehandedly carries it into the house and directly into the living room, its branches knocking delicate holiday decorations off each table it pa...
Dreams that are uncomfortable provide you with the greatest amount of life insight. That’s right. It is possible to gain an incredible amount of information from the things you fear. Even spiders. Yes, dreams about spiders are rich in meaning. So, you’ll need to be a dream detective to...
this portion of the story is punctuated with flash forwards to a time 40 years in the future, showing the relationship between parent and child to be dramatically reversed. The father is now cared for by the son, and desires a forgiveness for past shortcomings that the younger man resolutely...
A plastic material derives its properties from the combination of polymer(s) and additives, which applies equally to fossil and to biobased plastics. Filled products are called “compounds” or “composite materials”. 2.1. What Are Bioplastics? A biopolymer is a macromolecule that is composed of...