Should you one day find yourself in Astoria, Oregon strolling alongside the lower Columbia River and looking out at the boats in the East Mooring Basin, you may suddenly realize that the docks look a bit lumpy.
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Latest Newspaper Column: Do The Math
The latest edition of my newspaper column is now available online at the website of the South County Spotlight. In this present essay, I reflect on the importance of mathematics and of instilling sufficient confidence in our daughters to enable them to overcome lingering stereotypes.
Photo Interlude: Sky on Fire
Jesus replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’ and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.” (The Gospel of […]
Would That I Were There
File this under “would that I were.” If you are, unlike me, fortunate enough to be attending Birdfair, the British Birdwatching Fair at Rutland Water later this month, please do me a favor – give my best wishes to a few friends of mine whom I haven’t seen for far too long.