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Don't Discount Your Emotions


May 16, 2018

Don't Discount Your Emotions

Hate. Anger. Jealousy. Worry. These are all negative feelings that you should avoid, right? Love, happiness, joy, hope, and other positive emotions are, well, much better, so why not choose one of those instead?

April 2018 Book Reading List


May 4, 2018

Time sure is flying. My son is already over a month old. I finished my second-to-last (penultimate!) class for my Master’s degree. And it’s already another month, so time to report what I read last month.

April 2018 Blog Statistics


April 20, 2018

April 2018 Blog Statistics

Another day, another dollar. Or, in this case, another month, another blog stats report. This is the fourth monthly blog statistics report. If you’re interested in checking out the first three, here are some links:

Let's Complicate Things


April 18, 2018

Let's Complicate Things

An old “ridiculous” math problem about how long it takes an orchestra to play Beethoven’s 9th that went somewhat viral on Twitter and elsewhere a year or so ago made me think about less-obvious problems in math word problems.