In honor of Mr. Patrick Christmas, I have created this section of the website as an archival record of my explanations of phenomena which have triggered my curiosity. It is my hope that by maintaining this page I will not only avoid the terrible inevitability of forgotten knowledge, but I will also help others understand those things that have given me pause. I have always found that you never truly know how fully you understand a topic until you have tried to explain it to someone else, so now I will test my understanding on you.