I noticed a real change today. It was not the same thing, day after day, living my life in the same space in the same repetitive way. I went to a live concert. My husband and I had to wear masks and show proof of vaccination to gain entry. But we got to experience ourContinue reading “May 22 Day 440: Something Different”
Author Archives: Jenny Quinn
May 7 Day 425: What I Miss About Meetings in Person
I have just completed two days of virtual board meetings, the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences (CBMS) today and Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) yesterday. Prior to that I participated in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) annual meeting virtually over eight days. What do all these events have in common?Continue reading “May 7 Day 425: What I Miss About Meetings in Person”
April 27 Day 415: A Mountain Morning
It was a glorious morning promenading across the Wilson Way bridge to Dune Pennisula Park. Mount Ranier shone in all its glory. It makes me grateful for this place we live and the people I get to share it with. I’ve notice on my walks that fewer people are masked. Admittedly, I carry a maskContinue reading “April 27 Day 415: A Mountain Morning”
April 21 Day 409: An Eleven Hour Whirlwind
It’s crunch time. My youngest needs to make his college decision. But because of the pandemic, the only college visits he had were three years ago when he was dragged along on his brother’s tour. I promised before he made his final choice, we would visit the campuses he was considering. I can neither confirmContinue reading “April 21 Day 409: An Eleven Hour Whirlwind”
April 20 Day 408: One Step Closer
Today was Zachary’s first vaccination. Washington State opened vaccinations to people 16 years and older on April 15. I found a drive through site in Dupont administering the Pfizer vaccine with open appointments last week and this morning we drove the 30 minutes (with traffic), to the location. It was extremely well-organized. The concentric circlesContinue reading “April 20 Day 408: One Step Closer”
April 7 Day 395: Second Hope
I’m waiting my 15 minutes, followed by 2 more weeks. I’m surprised how emotional I feel. There is a lump in my throat and tears pool in my eyes as I thank everyone involved from the volunteers on crowd control to the RNs dispensing the coveted elixir. I can finally imagine visiting my family inContinue reading “April 7 Day 395: Second Hope”
April 2 Day 390: Math and Stats Awareness Month
Sometimes I get to do cool things. To read the entire interview visit: https://www.onlineengineeringprograms.com/features/math-awareness-month. To learn more about Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month visit https://ww2.amstat.org/mathstatmonth/.
April 1 Day 389: Waterfront Wild Life
On this morning’s walk, my husband Mark and I saw a juvenile bald eagle land on a lamppost at Dune Peninsula Park. It’s wingspan was huge. We were treated to two other bald eagles with the characteristic white heads. And a harbor seal. Sometimes it’s worth getting up early. No joke.
March 31 Day 388: Feels Like Sabbatical
For my UW Tacoma colleagues, this is the first week of Spring 2021 classes. It is probably the hardest transition between quarters because there is no respite; you just barely submit your final grades for Winter and have to jump into the new term with reckless abandon. I do not envy them. Me? Why amContinue reading “March 31 Day 388: Feels Like Sabbatical”
March 30 Day 387: Stressed? You Are Not Alone
Today’s MAA Social Hour gave me (and the other participants) permission to take a break from the demands of pandemic life to purposefully relax and breathe. It was a refreshing session led by Dr. Hadas Moshonov-Cohavi. She has been leading stress awareness and mindfulness sessions with her students and we collaborated to offer a similarContinue reading “March 30 Day 387: Stressed? You Are Not Alone”
Math Belongs to All of Us 