Ready for Pi Day?

Posted on March 13, 2018 by vanbraman

Are you ready for Pi day? Have you decided how you will celebrate this geeky day?

Of course for most of the world this is not too apparent as the date will be 14/3/18. But for us here in the US the date is 3/14/18 and we all know that 3.14 = π.

Apple Berry Pie - Pi Day - 3.14159So, with a little bit of world play it means that it is a day when we should eat pie to celebrate pi day.

I am not sure yet what type of pie I will eat. It will somewhat depend on how I feel. My taste buds are a bit off as I recover from my stomach problems.

Perhaps I will have a nice sweet berry pie like shown above.

Thanksgiving Pie - Pumpkin Pie - First ThanksgivingPerhaps some pumpkin pie?

Canadian Thanksgiving, Pie Safe, Pies, Pumpkin Pie, Apple PieOr, perhaps not a classic dessert pie after all.

Pi Day, Peperoni Pizza, Pizza PieA pizza is an option as it is also a pie.

Apple Pi, 3.14, Rounded Pi Day, March 14Or, maybe a good savory pie like this chicken pot pie.

A long time ago I had π memorized to over 100 places. I am not going to attempt to freshen my memory, but here it is.

π = 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510

5820974944592307816406286208998628034825342117068….

Perhaps I will just read the digits 🙂

Einstein, Frankfurt Airport, Selfie, Einstein statueOh, and we should also remember Albert Einstein on Pi Day as it is his birthday. He was born 139 years ago in Ulm, Germany. The picture above was taken at the Frankfurt airport where they have a statue of him in one of the terminals.

Happy Pi Day!

Steven

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Flu plus Jet-lag plus Time Change

Posted on March 12, 2018 by vanbraman

This weekend has not been a good one as I am battling the trifecta of flu, jet-lag and the time change. Well, to be honest it is really only the flu that is having any great effect. The combined time change would have only been two hours which would not have been much toward jet-lag.

Flower Clock, Prince Hotel, Toronto, Westin HotelLast week was spent in Toronto where the weather was cold and dreary. You can see here the flower clock at my hotel which is pretty barren in the winter.

Flower Clock, Westin Prince Hotel, Toronto, Canada, FlowersA little later in the year it will be ready for planting.

Westin Prince Toronto Canada - Flower Clock - Fall Colors - Floral ClockLater in the year it will be beautiful with all the flowers.

However, enough about the clock and time change. It has been the flu that has taken me down this weekend. It did not hit me until Saturday evening, and I then spent close to 36 hours in bed.

Luckily I have a colleague who was able to teach the first day of the course I have scheduled this week. I should be able to teach tomorrow unless I have a relapse. I am feeling much better now although I still have a bit of discomfort. Hopefully a good night of sleep will have me ready to go tomorrow.

I am just really glad that it didn’t hit until I made it home. I would feel really sorry for the people on the plane if it hit while flying.

Now to sleep on freshly laundered sheets…

Steven

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