Dark Energy: The Hack Writer Reads Scientific American

I’ve always liked cosmology, probably because my father often talked about it. The February 2007 issue of Scientific American has an article by Christopher J. Conselice entitledThe Universe’s Invisible Hand. Christopher is an astronomer and Lecturer at the University of Nottingham. He was at Cal Tech until recently.

I enjoyed the article. Chris explained how galaxies stopped merging and settled into regular shapes, how star formation dropped off, and how dark energy became a major player in our universe. Black holes have become quiescent (but don’t get too close.) All of this occurred when the universe was about half the age it is now.

I often tell my wife my theories on the universe. She politely listens. She has heard me say many times that black holes have to be one of the oldest features of the universe and did not form later by large mass concentrations simply grabbing up ancient matter. Yes, they grabbed up matter but they were already there. I no doubt will be proven wrong on this because I’m not an astronomer or an cosmologist.

I’ve never understood dark energy or its origin. But like my black hole theory, I now “know” what dark energy is. Dark energy is the very essence of the universe. Everything in the universe including the fabric of space was created by dark energy. In other words, all of the energy available to create the matter of the universe was not used up in the Big Bang. My black hole theory was based on what we engineers call incomplete combustion. If there is anything perfect in this universe, other than you and me, I haven’t seen it. Now, Christopher didn't say that dark energy is the essence of the universe. I did. But what was the catalyst for the Big Bang? My article is at
http://ezinearticles.com/?Dark-Energy:-The-Hack-Writer-Reads-Scientific-American&id=470513

The Little I Know About Submarines

Hey, Kids! Want to know more about World War II and the role the submarine played in the war? I didn't think so. Oh, YOU want to know. Well go read my article at
http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Little-I-Know-About-Submarines&id=469960

Taylor Jones the Hack Writer

Ways to Overcome Stress

Stress is an ugly fact of life.
Stress is a wonderful motivator.
Which stress are we talking about? The first turns us into a cucumber, a miserable wrinkled cucumber. We lie down in the fetal position and quake.
The second causes us to go into business for our self and make a zillion dollars. Both kinds can be dangerous if we don't take action. Also, debt is not good. Read my article at
http://ezinearticles.com/?Ways-To-Overcome-Stress&id=468498

UFO: Big Foot— Phontos the last Chican

As some of you know I am interested in the preservation of Big Foot whose name is Phontos the last Chican. Here is what I know about Big Foot (preferably Phontos) from my association with this mystical fellow (you can read more at the references below).
● glowing black eyes
● black nose like a polar bear
● smells like my wet dog after climbing out of irrigation canal
● can levitate
● steals food from campers
● often mistaken for a bear
● uses essence of Skunk when working the winters as the swamp ape
● is sick of eating roots and nuts
● has been on earth for 300 years
● is the only Chican left
● will die in few hundred years destroying much of NW tourist trade
● likes my UFO articles because they spark interest and allow him to steal more food from campers
● leaves tracks only when he wants to
● recycles his own scat (a negative trait to the Hack Writer)
● in summer sleeps in trees or on top of a mountain where he can study the cosmos
● in cold weather he moves into the Fostoria, Oregon public library where he has read every book except those by Danielle Steel
● in the dead of winter he lives in Florida and works as the Swamp Ape
● reads Danielle Steel books in summer when he buys them at yard sales
● fits right into yard sales with "those creepy crawlers"
● had an affair with a Mapinguary with whom a Chican can breed but was rejected in 1876

We of the Snake River Chapter for the Preservation of Big Foot hope you will join in our efforts.
Read the article at http://ezinearticles.com/?UFO:-Big-Foot---Phontos-the-Last-Chican&id=466577
Taylor Jones the Hack Writer

Writing 101: Settings and Characters--Who did what where?

You new writers and would-be writers can read free my article at
http://ezinearticles.com/?Writing-101:-Setting-And-Characters---Who-Did-That-Where?&id=464414

Anna Nicole Smith Sideshow

Anna Nicole Smith’s body is stone cold but nobody is allowed to bury the poor woman’s body. Anna Nicole no longer belongs to the world no matter what the media things. She is dead. The sideshow court hearings are for the birds. Give the body to her mother for burial. As to the paternity case, just check the DNA of those who claim they are the father of the infant. The conclusion should be that Don Juan Number 3, or whoever, is the father. Being the father simply means that person was one of many having sexual relations with Anna Nicole. It does not mean he warrants custody or inheritance. These issues need to be resolved in court after the funeral. For now, determine who the father is and let the mother have the body for burial. The fact that Nicole said some unkind things about her mother does not mean that her mother is not her mother. The unkind words may simply have been generated by drug addiction.

Top Ten Reasons Britney Spears Cut Her Hair

Here are the Top Ten Reasons Britney Spears Cut Her Hair:
10. Is taking a mail order course from Tibetan monks.
9. Has a tryout for a Broadway musical co-starring Yule Brenner.
8. Wants map of Hollywood tattooed on her head in case she gets lost after a big night out and can’t find her way home.
7. She heard “bald is beautiful” and wants to attract an old sexy bald man like Taylor Jones the Hack Writer.
6. Accidentally cut a swath through her locks while shaving her legs after having dunked seven martinis.
5. Decided to donate her hair to chemotherapy patients to improve her image.
4. Tried to hide from the Paparazzi by hiding in a field of pumpkins.
3. Is going to paint her head like a basketball to attract NBA stars.
2. A critic said she was not well-rounded and didn’t have her head on straight.

And the Number 1 reason Britney Spears cut her hair is:

1. Was recently elected mascot of the Beverly Hills billiards club.

Taylor

My Most Read Articles: Why David Letterman Wears White Sox

Here are the links to my most read articles (you can tell the title from the link): http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Chattanooga-Choo-Choo-and-Three-Little-Fishes&id=214808
http://ezinearticles.com/?Old-Wifes-Tales-You-Will-Find-Handy&id=201973
http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Sex-Means-to-Old-People:-Funny-Things-They-Say&id=195644
http://ezinearticles.com/?Lessons-for-Life:-How-to-be-Humble&id=174356
http://ezinearticles.com/?Yahoo:-How-Many-Spiders-Do-You-Eat-While-Sleeping?&id=165748
http://ezinearticles.com/?Writing-101:-The-Perfect-Article&id=163771
http://ezinearticles.com/?Winter-Olympics:-Ice-Skating-Pointers&id=150096
http://ezinearticles.com/?Recipes:-Who-Says-You-Cant-Make-Enchiladas?&id=138653
http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Only-Horoscope-Reading-You-Will-Ever-Need&id=135802
http://ezinearticles.com/?Brides:-Picking-Your-Fine-China&id=133410
http://ezinearticles.com/?Tattooed:-To-Be-or-Not-to-Be?&id=129938
http://ezinearticles.com/?Exciting-Words-for-Your-Ads-and-Promotion-Copy&id=129320
http://ezinearticles.com/?Some-Ship-Wrecks-We-Have-Known&id=113713
http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Pick-and-Use-a-Tennis-Racket-Like-the-Pros&id=106836
http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Ever-Happened-to-George-and-Alice-Goeble?&id=102007
http://ezinearticles.com/?Yummy-Quick-Recipes&id=100917
http://ezinearticles.com/?Top-Ten-Reasons-David-Letterman-Always-Wears-White-Sox&id=94177
http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Wonders-of-the-World&id=92170
http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-You-Really-Need-GPS?&id=90190
http://ezinearticles.com/?Chicken-Pox-or-Bedbug-Bites:-A-Definitive-Analysis&id=90025
http://ezinearticles.com/?Lessons-for-Life:-MARRAIGE&id=88690
http://ezinearticles.com/?Lessons-for-Life:-TEENAGE-DATING&id=88603

John

Politics: Let's Stop Family Presidential Dynasties

We don't need "Royal Families" in the United States. Despite Joe Kennedy's dream, it is not for America. Read on crusaders at http://ezinearticles.com/?Politics:-Lets-Stop-Family-Presidential-Dynasties&id=426933

John

Presidential Slogans: Suggestions for 2008 Candidates

I always run for President but I dropped out recently because there are just too many candidates. But I'm doing all I can to help them in their campaigns. That way, whoever wins, he or she (heaven forbid) will beholding to me. Read my helpful article at http://ezinearticles.com/?Presidential-Slogans:--Suggestions-for-2008-Candidates&id=423783

Hack Writer

Platform Ideas: Suggestions for 2008 Presidential Candidates

I see that the presidential candidates are my major (only) readers. You'll see when they publish their platforms. Read my sterling article at http://ezinearticles.com/?Platform-Ideas:-Suggestions-for-2008-Presidential-Candidates&id=426637

Taylor Jones, the Hack Writer

Humble Beginnings: Ideas for 2008 Presidential Candidates

I see that the presidential candidates read my subject article. Jon Stewart proved it on the Daily Show. Read my article at http://ezinearticles.com/?Humble-Beginnings:-Ideas-for-2008-Presidential-Candidates&id=427517

Taylor Jones, the Hack Writer

How and When the World Will End

I wrote the article with the subject title and I thought, "Everyone is going to read this baby!" Well, that didn't happen so I decided that "everyone" didn't get the word. Maybe it's not too fun to actually know the very day the world will end. It ruins your long-term planning. But I'm 75 years old, so not to worry! WARNING: If you don't want to know the EXACT DAY the world will end, don't read my article for heaven's sake at: http://ezinearticles.com/?How-and-When-the-World-Will-End&id=438514

Taylor Jones, the Hack Writer

Bob Hope: Don't Shoot, It's Only Me!

The greatest comedian of all time, in my view, was Bob Hope. His risk of life and limb to entertain our troops in many of our bloody wars made him what he was. When you give, you get something back, and that is exactly what Bob Hope did. Read my article at: http://ezinearticles.com/?Bob-Hope:-Dont-Shoot,-Its-Only-Me!&id=443879

John

Note: Some want to know why I sign my name as "John" rather than "Taylor." Well, I don't know. It's just a habit. My four novels were written by Taylor Jones but my other books and such are written as John T. Jones, Ph.D. Taylor is my middle name and my mother's maiden name. I wanted to keep my novels separate I guess. At www.ezinearticles.com I often say that the article was authored by Taylor Jones, the Hack Writer. Then people will know not to take me too seriously, not that anybody does.

Actually, the above paragraph is a lie. Nobody asked me!

Taylor

Dear Dr. Hawking: Questions About God and the Universe

You cosmologist can answer my questions if Dr. Hawking is too busy, as he often is. But I've got answers from his people before like: The Universe was created everywhere at once and out of nothing. You can read my article at: http://ezinearticles.com/?Dear-Dr.-Hawking:-Questions-About-God-and-the-Universe&id=449826

John

Hunting and Fishing: I Gear Up for Ice Fishing

Well, it's been a regular heat wave here in Idaho so it's not too safe on the ice, but that was not true a couple of weeks ago. I met a guy who had just caught a few whopper rainbow trout so I headed out to Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir to see what I could learn about ice fishing. Why I didn't gear up. See the article at:
http://ezinearticles.com/?Hunting-and-Fishing:-I-Gear-Up-for-Ice-Fishing&id=427685

Note: Editors and Publishers can copy this article or any of my 400 articles at www.ezinearticles.com as long as they follow the rules.

John

Three Famous Blondes all Dead:Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Anna Nicole Smith

I was a great fan of Marilyn Monroe. When I was fighting in Korea she was on the Armed Forces Radio Network every night and she came to visit us with Danny Kaye with his USO troop. She died of a drug overdose. Jayne was an interesting person, not unlike Anna Nicole, mostly a curiosity to me, a media freak of nature. Jayne died leaving several children. I was sorry to see Anna Nicole, a young mother too, die leaving her child an orphan. To read my subject article go to: http://ezinearticles.com/?Three-Famous-Blondes-all-Dead:-Marilyn-Monroe-Jayne-Mansfield-Anna-Nicole-Smith&id=448163

Note: To read any of my articles, go to www.ezinearticles.com and put John T. Jones, Ph.D. as author. Also, you can just go to my website, www.tjbooks.com, and scroll down the page to find my article feed which list the Titles and Abstracts of the 400 articles or so that I have written and are available to editors and publishers, etc.

I write in all categories, often as Taylor Jones the Hack Writer.

John