Look what is one of the featured stories on the front page of the UW Tacoma web site! I feel extra-special. Enough said.
Category Archives: Tacoma
March 10 Day 367: An Afternoon in the Sun
Mostly I leave the house for three reasons: To go for walks or make Math Around Town recordings; To pick up take-out food; or To shop for house and food supplies. There are some days when I barely leave the second floor, let alone actually go outside. Today was different as I attended to longContinue reading “March 10 Day 367: An Afternoon in the Sun”
February 13 Day 342: Saturday Snow
It’s Tacoma’s first measurable snowfall all winter. Seven and a half inches and it’s still snowing. Mark and I took a walk this morning in the eerie silence. It was beautiful with the crunching sound beneath our feet and the jangling of chains on the wheels of a passing bus. Snow days give us permissionContinue reading “February 13 Day 342: Saturday Snow”
February 12 Day 341: Friday Melt
I was hoping for snow last night. Not because I was wishing for a snow day —our new found technical competence will make that unlikely unless the internet is down—but because there is something magical about a pristine sound-dulling blanket of snow. Unfortunately the flakes were small and the accumulation in Tacoma was minimal. ItContinue reading “February 12 Day 341: Friday Melt”
February 5 Day 334: New Adventures in #TacomaMath
#TacomaMath, the math work group of Graduate Tacoma‘s Steam Learning Network, is on a mission to promote mathematics in our community. Our goal? To positively change the culture of mathematics throughout Tacoma. The pandemic threw a wrench into our plans. We swerved and had some successes with sidewalk chalk puzzlers and open ended scavenger questsContinue reading “February 5 Day 334: New Adventures in #TacomaMath”
December 23 Day 290: Ode to Tacoma’s 12 Days of Christmas
Christmas is coming. I’ve been working on a Tacoma version of the Twelve Days of Christmas. What do you think? I am in need of original photos for 11, 9, 4, and 3 but I hope I have captured the spirit of Tacoma. Twelve geese a-gliding, Eleven sailboats sailing, Ten seals a-bobbing, Nine locks safeguarding,Continue reading “December 23 Day 290: Ode to Tacoma’s 12 Days of Christmas”
December 21 Day 288: Solstice
Today has the least light and most dark of the year. That means tomorrow things will start to brighten—imperceptibly at first but the little gains will accumulate and bring those beautiful bright long days of summer.
November 28 Day 265: TFW You Are Being Watched
Today’s walk was one to remember. Mark and I started at Owen’s Beach and walked to the Point of Point Defiance. We saw swimmers of all varieties. It began with the human swimmers. And then we saw harbor seals. Just one or two at first. I asked Mark if those dots in the distance wereContinue reading “November 28 Day 265: TFW You Are Being Watched”
Math Belongs to All of Us 