Category Archives: Musings

Yes, I know the tone of the various posts seem to be as mercurial as the weather. My mood and my thoughts do seem to rise and fall with the weather, the sun, the rain, the cold, the warmth and … Continue reading →

Teaching Calculus for many, many years, “limit theory” was something that I spent a lot of time with. These days, the idea of “limits” has taken on totally new meaning. We are limited in our activities, there are limits to … Continue reading →

Well, it seemed inevitable, but until the actual announcement was made I don’t think there was a teacher in the tri state area that was not holding out some hope for a miracle. Alas, sometimes no matter how much you … Continue reading →

So begins a song by Jack Johnson, I’ve loved it since I first heard it years ago, and he did it “live from home” as part of the stream of the Kukua Festival the other day…“…in times like those, what … Continue reading →

Most of the time, after work is done, there is not much different activity left. Music has been a constant and will remain so. Today, as the weather is pretty awful, rain, chilly, dreary, after grading the weekly work, I … Continue reading →

Well, at least if you are using it without connecting all the dots….If you’ve been following you’ve seen my post about having an unexpected allergic reaction to a drug I had last taken 5ish years ago. It seemed to me … Continue reading →

Back in 1984, John Lennon released a song that really, with the blessings of hindsight, typifies today,  some of the lyrics go like this: Everybody’s flying and no one leaves the ground Everybody’s crying and no one makes a sound … Continue reading →