Ed Cottrell

  • Grad School bound

    I am definitely heading to grad school – I’ve decided that’s really where I’m called and where I want to be. So, applications have been a major reason for the lack of updates, recently. So much to do… I’m excited, though, and even have some rough ideas for thesis topics (yes, that’s 2-3 years away,…

  • Close Encounter

    I was about 30 feet away, when a lightning bolt blew apart a large sweetgum tree, in the back yard. Fortunately, I was inside, but I still went flash-blind and concussion-deaf, for a few seconds. That’s the second closest I’ve been to a lightning strike (the closest was a direct hit between the cabin and…

  • Mini Cooper S (JCW) Test Drive

    I just test-drove the 2003 Mini Cooper S, with the 200-hp John Cooper Works supercharger. Very nice… Don’t know if or when I’ll be getting one, but I did enjoy it. Great handling; jumped off the line; I ran it from 0 to 70, without really pushing it, in no time flat and without even…

  • I wanna Mini

    I think I want a Mini Cooper S. What a sweet little car!

  • Quotations! New feature on this site!

    I love quotes! So, as much for my own enjoyment as anybody else’s =), I added a complete Library of Quotations – some famous, some less so. In any case, there are already well over 200 quotations, with a rudimentary search feature, categories, and author look-ups. Contact me with any feedback! God bless. [Ed. note:…