SQJ Taipei

just real quick…
been totally swamped lately.
I was glad to get to go on a bike ride last week and on a hike the week before. It is such a help to a weary body and mind.
Our summer intern, Kayla, is here now. She’s great… doing great… and going to do great. Her dad is on [...]

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I promise I’m not going to paste graphs from GraphJam on my blog every day… but I can’t let this one pass without sharing it… Star Wars geek that I am…
more graph humor and song chart memes

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more graph humor and song chart memes

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Those of you who know me personally (instead of digitally) and share my love of sports have probably heard me talk about the College World Series… hosted in my hometown of Omaha, Nebraska where the people are… friendly.
Here’s an article from ESPN that might help explain why it is such a great event… it isn’t [...]

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Many of you who have visited us have been to the top of Taipei 101. The views are amazing… but one of the most interesting things you can see at the top is the 730 ton tuned mass damper which provides stability during high winds or earthquakes. Some of you who have visited are physics [...]

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I think I’ll start adding some posts about blogs that I like to read. They aren’t in any order…
First up is Luckyjet’s Weblog.
From Luckyjet’s “Who is this Guy?” post…
I’m an airline pilot, photographer, violin luthier, machinist, dad, husband, grandfather, frustrated artist, unknown musician, and famous project starter.
My family has a small violin shop that has [...]

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How would your kids like to live in a house filled with puzzles, contraptions, and secret compartments which are just built into the house itself?
In our case… it wouldn’t just be my kids, but my kids’ dad too!
This article is about such a house. The parents were remodeling and asked the design firm to be [...]

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Busy times here at SQJ’s house… summer fun for everyone…
Our JUNE Monthly Report is available for download.
In this edition…

Li Baba – This is the story of the father of one of our Christian sisters.
Zach’s birthday

Clicking on the image below will open the PDF newsletter directly (about 608kb)

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