I thought readers might be amused by this flier I created for my tutoring service. I just started with a new kid at the local high school yesterday (Algebra II and English). I really enjoy helping young people do well …
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I may not have mentioned that I act as a tutor for kids in the local schools and colleges; here’s my flier on the subject. I bring this up because I just got this LinkedIn invitation from a fellow (pictured) …
Amazingly Powerful and Efficient Charitable Foundation: Turimiquire
Here’s an excerpt from the thank-you letter I just received from the oft-mentioned charitable organization I support in Venezuela, call the Turimiquire Foundation. I thought readers would be interested in what these folks are accomplishing down there. An astounding 96+ …
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Happy Birthday, John Venn
Set theory and its representation by Venn Diagrams have been around long before I was a boy in 6th grade math class, and we spent probably a month on this discipline that was considered very important at the time. For …
That’s Fast!
Most of us wish this whole investigation into January 6th and the other criminal activities of Trump and his cronies could move along faster. Now, it seems, our wish is being granted, especially re: the insurrection. Keep in mind that …
To a Degree, Kids’ Reactions To Climate Change Are a Function of Discussions in the Family Home
In a recent post on our children’s reactions to climate change, I noted that young people are either angry/worried, or completely oblivious. I believe that, in the main, where this lands is a function of the kid’s family, i.e., what …
Understanding the Coronavirus Mortality Rate
Foolishly, I got involved with a whole bunch of people who believe passionately that the economy should be reopened immediately, and consider the restrictions to be some mixture of slavery, false imprisonment, and violations of their constitutional rights to assemble. …
Your President Needs You: Doh!
When I met Dr. Steven Chu, then U.S. Secretary of Energy, at a conference a few years ago in Santa Barbara, someone standing near us asked him why he took the position. “The President of the United States asked me …
What’s Next?
Not since just before the turning point in the Second World War has there been so much public angst about America’s future. The father of the kid I’m tutoring is a stockbroker, and I asked him yesterday, “What’s going to …
80% of Coal Power Plants in the EU Are Bleeding Red Ink
As I mentioned, the local high school kid I’m tutoring in history is studying the Industrial Revolution and its broad economic and social ramifications. Among the most important points here is laizzes faire capitalism / free market economics, as represented …
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