Inspirati Scientia

The spreader bar, riding crop, Wartenburg pinwheel, and of course the jingle bell nipple clamps are stored in a suitcase under our bed, readily available when my wife's masochistic urges make themselves known from time to time.

Like her mother, Ada was named after a famous woman in STEM: Ada Lovelace, the woman who developed an algorithm in 1842 for Charles Babbage's 'Analytical Engine'; in effect, the world's first computer programmer. It might be a father's bias, but even though she's only a few months old I see the same brilliance in Ada's eyes that shines from her mother's.

Sometimes after Ada has been put down for the night, Rachel and I will stand at the balcony window of our bedroom, kissing lightly and admiring the stars in the desert night sky before bed. It may have taken me 37 years, but after being inspired by science, I'd found my perfect woman.

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