Category Archives: engineering

On-Line Science Games

Posted on February 17, 2010 by doucementgently

Check out this site to find some links to fun games. Play one or two yourself and then have your kids see if they can beat your score. I tried the “Extreme Adventure” link on this site. The one I … Continue reading →

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Happy Engineer’s Week!

Posted on February 15, 2010 by doucementgently

This year, Engineer’s Week is celebrated February 14th-21st. I am going to be trying to post a few links each day to information or activites related to E-Week. Today, let’s just go with an intro to the main E-Week site: http://www.eweek.org/EngineersWeek/EngineersWeek.aspx You … Continue reading →

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School for Me

Posted on April 2, 2009 by doucementgently

As part of keeping up my Professional Engineer’s license, I have to complete a certain number of professional development hours (PDH) each year (or licensing cycle). Accordingly, I jumped at the chance for a relatively inexpensive eight-hour educational class this month … Continue reading →

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What You Get When Two Engineers Get Together

Posted on December 10, 2008 by doucementgently

My spouse and I were coordinating on the installation of a new purchase in our house. He had decided where he wanted it (upstairs) and I knew where it belonged (downstairs). When we finally had it in the house, we both … Continue reading →

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