Mathematical Boundaries

The quotation really says it all. Today's Gratitude Item: Managing to program "shoe bot"* so that he wondered around the kitchen without bumping into the walls / cupboards. *Shoe bot…

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Humble Reason

Just a gentle reminder that sometimes the minority happen to be correct. Today's Gratitude Item: Still being on holiday. The state schools went back today but we get another week…

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Yom Ha’atzmaut 5770

This one took a while to create. Huge thanks to Zeev who deciphered the Hebrew under the "we don't wait for you if you're late" notice so that I could…

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Yom Hazikaron 5770

The main image is the Israeli Defence Force Logo. In many places it is customary to put stones on a graveside when visiting - hence the "stones" reference. You can…

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Resistless

Resistless is another word for irresistible :) Today's Gratitude Item: Remembering to take an earlier off-ramp when returning home from dance today - this meant avoiding roadworks and saving time…

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No Appeal

I love that there is "no appeal" in Mathematics - it saves a lot of time. Today's Gratitude Item: My annual check-up at the dentist was uneventful. I really don't…

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Rainbow Moon

If you give this one a good look, you'll see the craters. Today's Gratitude Item: Finally finishing marking my student's webpages. It took forever and I'm really glad that job…

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Spring Mandels

The shapes *sort of* remind me of the Mandlebrot set, made out of springs, hence the name. Today's Gratitude Item: That my cell phone has emoticons which can be used…

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Swirl World

The Picasso quote explains a lot. Dedicated to all those who don't "get" his art. Today's Gratitude Item: Learning a whole lot of cool things about my electronic whiteboard. Today…

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Yom HaShoah 5770

Presenting another in a series which has run for a while. As before, the names are taken from the Yad Vashem Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names. The names in…

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