One of the nice things about having my daughter at a Christian school is that we have to learn more about Christianity. And this learning, in turn, has given me a bigger picture on customs, traditions, and allusions in western civilization. Today, Kelly sang with her class during the early Good Friday service at the…
Month: April 2010
Our Last Day at Gathering 4 Gardner 9
By Sunday, things were beginning to slow down, though Neil was still disappointed that we’d overslept so he missed the first 20 minutes of Sunday’s talks. During the first break, we went to the exhibition room, where the artists and puzzlers were taking down their exhibits. I’d admired Jenine Mosley’s clever shapes, made completely out…
Mathematicians Playing with Space and Time
One thing I discovered at Gathering 4 Gardner is that mathematicians (not to mention magicians) really love playing with space and time. I had barely gotten there when I met a Swiss person who is actually Japanese; and a Japanese person who is actually Irish. To my knowledge, Neil is (probably) the only child who…