John Burkholder

My wife tweeted a post to @zipcarChicago about a recent bill. In a nutshell we were charged for 3,003 miles today for renting the commuter vehicle.  https://twitter.com/queensuchnsuch/status/1056013294492938246?s=21 So being me... I thought “Oh maths!” Let’s see, the Honda CRV AWD has a curb weight of 3,421 lbs, and a 4 cylinder, 184 horsepower motor. When you weigh it, you don't actually get the mass, but the weight, which is the mass multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity, which is 32/feet/second2. If you measure the weight in pounds, divide that number by 32 feet/second2 to get the mass in units called slugs. The CRV is about 107 slugs. Now it's time to do an acceleration test to find how long it takes the car to reach a speed of 60 miles per hour from a standstill. Convert that final speed to feet/second and divide it by the time it took to attain that speed. That gives you the average acceleration. Now you have all you need to find the thrust developed by the en

There really isn’t a reason for me to be angry. I have an excellent life. Today, I just woke up and was pissed off at the world. Could it be the grieving process for having Tobey die? Is it the fact I keep waiting for a shoe to drop and something terrible to happen? Am I waiting for one of my work screw ups to finally catch up to me? I have no idea. Here is what I know. It has been slowly building up. I don’t think it is depression or seasonal affected disorder. I just woke up and was ready to just hurt something. Is this what causes some people to snap? I have a process for working through it. It has happened before. My process is to have a day walking and thinking. On my walk I think “am I alone?” In a city of 3 million people, am I one of those who can’t connect with others emotionally? Why do I feel like I have life all figured out already when I know logically I still have much to learn? How do I take my talents and help people? What will be my legacy? Life is too short t