H. P. Read
@readhpr.bsky.social
Mathematics educator, science geek, and avocational horn (and occasionally Wagner tuba) player. Secretly half-Vulcan. They/them
I have some big oaks that are always the last trees to drop their leaves. Their leaves are finally coming down and just sitting on top of the snow.
November 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I have some big oaks that are always the last trees to drop their leaves. Their leaves are finally coming down and just sitting on top of the snow.
Pre-concert ritual: oiling valves and greasing slides.
November 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Pre-concert ritual: oiling valves and greasing slides.
We had our annual pumpkin carving party tonight at my friend's house. This year we used color changing tea lights, which were a big hit. Mine is the third from the left in the bottom row, the one with round eyes and a giant mouth with three upper teeth.
October 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
We had our annual pumpkin carving party tonight at my friend's house. This year we used color changing tea lights, which were a big hit. Mine is the third from the left in the bottom row, the one with round eyes and a giant mouth with three upper teeth.
If it doesn't include colorful food cubes, what are we even doing
October 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
If it doesn't include colorful food cubes, what are we even doing
Off to teach, putting the video in my "watch later" queue. I took a tour of a wind farm near where I live in about 2018. We got to up inside one of the turbines. Super cool.
October 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Off to teach, putting the video in my "watch later" queue. I took a tour of a wind farm near where I live in about 2018. We got to up inside one of the turbines. Super cool.
Turkeys in my backyard
September 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Turkeys in my backyard
Finally a little bit of rain today, and cooler temperatures. It feels like the beginning of fall. I went out for an evening walk after the rain, and there a lot of these Red Efts out and about.
August 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Finally a little bit of rain today, and cooler temperatures. It feels like the beginning of fall. I went out for an evening walk after the rain, and there a lot of these Red Efts out and about.
I keep wanting LIRPA to be the solution to Trekle. It's a travesty that it's not even in the word list!
August 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I keep wanting LIRPA to be the solution to Trekle. It's a travesty that it's not even in the word list!
This is what I was doing in July 2020. I recorded myself playing all four parts of a quartet arrangement of the Bach Chorale "Wachet Auf" on French horn and on Wagner tuba and compiled it into a single video.
July 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This is what I was doing in July 2020. I recorded myself playing all four parts of a quartet arrangement of the Bach Chorale "Wachet Auf" on French horn and on Wagner tuba and compiled it into a single video.
Weird set of choices. My results are mostly due to the fact that I'm a picky eater and I don't eat seafood of any kind.
June 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Weird set of choices. My results are mostly due to the fact that I'm a picky eater and I don't eat seafood of any kind.
Something fun and nerdy for your timeline. A friend of mine gave me a super fun clock for a recent birthday. It is made up of squares whose widths equal the first six terms of the Fibonacci sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8. The squares light up in different colors to denote the time.
June 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Something fun and nerdy for your timeline. A friend of mine gave me a super fun clock for a recent birthday. It is made up of squares whose widths equal the first six terms of the Fibonacci sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8. The squares light up in different colors to denote the time.
Went with some friends to Extreme Mini Golf today. The course was challenging and fun and scenic. It might be our new favorite mini golf course.
June 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Went with some friends to Extreme Mini Golf today. The course was challenging and fun and scenic. It might be our new favorite mini golf course.
I taught the cross product in Calculus 2 today. I showed them the right hand rule to determine the direction of the result and reminded them that I wouldn't have been able to demonstrate it at the beginning of the semester with my broken hand in a splint 🙂
April 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I taught the cross product in Calculus 2 today. I showed them the right hand rule to determine the direction of the result and reminded them that I wouldn't have been able to demonstrate it at the beginning of the semester with my broken hand in a splint 🙂
So I got it out, oiled the valves, and played it. I'm so glad I did.
April 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
So I got it out, oiled the valves, and played it. I'm so glad I did.
I have been keeping track of when the crocuses come each year (date that the flowers are open).
April 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I have been keeping track of when the crocuses come each year (date that the flowers are open).
Crocuses are up! My Dad helped me plant them in the fall of 2001. He died in February and this is the first time they have come up without him. Miss you, Dad.
April 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Crocuses are up! My Dad helped me plant them in the fall of 2001. He died in February and this is the first time they have come up without him. Miss you, Dad.
Lunar eclipse (Pixel 7 shot)
March 14, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Lunar eclipse (Pixel 7 shot)
Compare the original x-ray of fractures the day I fell with this morning's x-ray showing healed fractures -- and giant screws!
March 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Compare the original x-ray of fractures the day I fell with this morning's x-ray showing healed fractures -- and giant screws!
Swelling and bruising has gone down considerably and my hand is becoming more functional by the day. Still have to buddy tape the fingers, but making big progress.
February 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Swelling and bruising has gone down considerably and my hand is becoming more functional by the day. Still have to buddy tape the fingers, but making big progress.
My emotional support slide rule is this one
January 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
My emotional support slide rule is this one