I was optimistic when I awoke this morning. A quick walk to the airport and we were supposed to be off to Amsterdam—albeit delayed by a day. The airport was crazy. The lines were long. And when trying to check our baggage we got an error message “too late to check bags for this flight.”Continue reading “June 26 Day 840: Doubly Cancelled”
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June 25 Day 839: A Moment of Zen
We arrived in Dublin and are staying at an airport hotel in advance of our rebooked flight tomorrow. I was exhausted from the extra late night, so we took it easy in favor of being rested and ready for our Netherlands adventure. Let me share the time lapse of the airport through the hotel window.Continue reading “June 25 Day 839: A Moment of Zen”
June 24 Day 838: Cancelled
Like so many travelers in the world right now, our flight has been cancelled. I learned this when I checked the app before going to bed. There it was on the welcome screen in a colored box under the flight travel time CANCELLED. I clicked on the link and it invited me to rebook myContinue reading “June 24 Day 838: Cancelled”
June 22 Day 836: Playing Tourist
The conference organizers planned this afternoon for excursions. Mark and I decided it was a great idea and took a whole day excursion instead. We visited the smallest of the Aran islands, Inis Oirr (Inisheer), cruised past the Cliffs of Moher, had lunch in a pub, and finally ended the day wandering on top ofContinue reading “June 22 Day 836: Playing Tourist”
June 21 Day 835: Great Lessons
Day two of the ILAS conference in Galway featured the first half of the mini symposium honoring the work of my thesis advisor, Richard Brualdi. It is the reason I am here. The “Brualdi insights” that I pick up from today’s speakers: are: Drive somewhere with Richard (preferably to a conference.) The key to writingContinue reading “June 21 Day 835: Great Lessons”
June 20 Day 834: More Than 15,000 Steps
It’s Day one of the ILAS Conference in Galway. My favorite math moment of the day—Naiomi Cameron’s talk on Riordan arrays. I admit to being a little biased since she is a collaborator, but it was the right mix of introduction, images, results, and intuition for me. My favorite coincidence was following the blue dottedContinue reading “June 20 Day 834: More Than 15,000 Steps”
June 18-19: Days 832-833 Long Days Journey Through the Night
We started at 8 am pacific time on June 18 with our youngest driving Mark and me to the SEA airport and ended June 19 at 5 pm in Irish summer time with our arrival at the Hardiman Hotel on Eyre Square in Galway. The time here is 8 hours ahead of our home zone,Continue reading “June 18-19: Days 832-833 Long Days Journey Through the Night”
May 4 Day 787: Surreal Moment
I was at the airport waiting to fly to DC and participating in a Zoom meeting to hear the public presentation of a Dean candidate. I got cut off as I boarded the plane. When I rejoined from my seat on the plane, a friend texts as a result of seeing me join the meetingContinue reading “May 4 Day 787: Surreal Moment”
April 22 Day 775: Ready for Take-off?
At the start of today’s virtual meeting and I was faced with the following screen. Umm… OK. But how long do I wait until I start to worry? I emailed the organizer and got a direct link pretty quickly. The session was good although sparsely attended. I chalked it up to the pains of anContinue reading “April 22 Day 775: Ready for Take-off?”
March 12 Day 734: Section Reflection
Congratulations to the MAA SE Section on their Centennial. It was an honor to celebrate this milestone at their Spring 2022 meeting hosted by Berry College. The signage was impressive—from the huge welcome at the entrance to the wayfinding signs throughout, there was never a doubt where to go next. This was their first in-personContinue reading “March 12 Day 734: Section Reflection”
Math Belongs to All of Us 