April 6 Day 759: Monkey Business

I don’t know how he did it, but I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that my husband loves me. Walking up to the front door of our house, what do you spy? A sad rhododendron and something blue and shiny peeking out of an old plastic plant pot. To my delight and surprise,Continue reading “April 6 Day 759: Monkey Business”

April 5 Day 758: Spring Green

Trees along the boulevard are blooming. The color is the chartreuse of new growth that is only found at the start of Spring. With spring comes hope— time for our winter hibernation and COVID isolation to cease. I am ready to re-emerge and return to a more familiar way of life. And yet, there areContinue reading “April 5 Day 758: Spring Green”

April 4 Day 757: How would you finish this thought?

I know I’ve been too busy when….. Before sharing some of my answers, take a moment to answer for yourself. . . . . I’ll wait. . . . . Ready? I know I’ve been too busy when I finally update my TO-DO list and feel embarrassment for the lingering items that should have beenContinue reading “April 4 Day 757: How would you finish this thought?”

April 2 Day 755: Making the Most of the Emergency Interruption

It was the final contributed talk session of the PNW MAA Spring Meeting. Dr. Ksenija Simic-Muller was in the middle of her presentation on humanizing and rehumanizing mathematics when the fire alarms were triggered. We proceeded out of the building in a calm and orderly fashion. And made use of the interruption to take aContinue reading “April 2 Day 755: Making the Most of the Emergency Interruption”

April 1 Day 754: PNWMAA ❤️

Welcome to Day 1 of the Pacific Northwest MAA Section Meeting. What a treat to be at an in person meeting in my home section! True, we had to show vaccination status (or a negative covid test) and wear masks, but it was so wonderful to be with friends—many of whom I have not seen,Continue reading “April 1 Day 754: PNWMAA ❤️”