Another post-covid first—the first Pierce Transit bus ride since March 2020. With three adults at home and only two cars, sometimes public transportation is required. My son dropped me off at work early this morning and I made my way home on the bus. Suffice it to say that alternate routes due to construction madeContinue reading “October 10 Day 946: Let’s Get On the Bus”
Monthly Archives: October 2022
October 7 Day 943: This One Is For My Mom
Recordings from MAA MathFest are now available on YouTube, the 2022 MAA MathFest Playlist. There were fantastic plenary talks but the one I want my Mom to see is the President’s IGNITE Celebration. I think she will enjoy it. Maybe you will too. It is over an hour long. Perhaps you’d prefer to see particularContinue reading “October 7 Day 943: This One Is For My Mom”
October 4 Day 940: Boosted Bivalently
I took advantage of the pop-up vaccination clinic on campus. It was quick and easy. The hardest part was waiting the 15 minutes to be released. Nine hours later, all I want to do is close my eyes and drift off to sleep. I guess those files aren’t going to get read and the homeworkContinue reading “October 4 Day 940: Boosted Bivalently”
October 3 Day 939: 100% Again
It’s the second class of the quarter and attendance was at 100% again. (Admittedly one student joined on Zoom but life happens. They joined their randomly assigned workgroup in a zoom breakout room and it seemed to work fine.) I am again using the randomly generated lists to call on students rather than asking forContinue reading “October 3 Day 939: 100% Again”
October 2 Day 938: Angeles Angels
NCTM brought me back to spend time in LA. I lived there for a dozen years as I was starting my career. I got my first academic job there. I got divorced there. I found my loving and supportive partner there. I gave birth to two sons there. There was lots of nostalgia, both goodContinue reading “October 2 Day 938: Angeles Angels”
Math Belongs to All of Us 