Done yesterday (20111205 Mo)

[mdlbear]

A moderately productive day at work, I'd say. And fairly productive at home -- I figured out how to squash both comforters, my clothes, and my meds into my Travelpro suitcase. Even with vacuum compression bags and the expansion zipper, it's a very tight fit. But it'll work. I hope.

I also took a walk, somewhere in the neighborhood of 2.5 miles. A little on the cold side.

The YD's Undesirable Boyfriend finally took the plea bargain he was offered months ago -- he got a month in jail and two years probation. Probably the first sensible thing he's done all year.

The Older Daughter got a 92% on her latest math quiz. Very proud of her. Math's always been her weak point, but I've long suspected that it's due more to lack of self-confidence than to lack of ability.

As for links... Is Sitting Too Long a Major Cancer Risk? Probably.

1205 Mo 
  * up 6:35; W=196.4; drugs, nose, hair, dishes, teeth, light
  @ Is Sitting Too Long a Major Cancer Risk? (haikujaguar)
  ~ UBF's trial starts -> copped a plea
  * UBF got 1 month in jail, 2 years probation, must register.
  * buy: pantsu
  * walk:  McClellan Ranch Park; ~2.5-3mi
  * fix unfinished xpost
  : Chaos got a 92% math quiz score.  
    ! proud
  @ Rural Suicides Follow Medicaid Cuts - Yahoo! News (ysabetwordsmith
  * try:  repack Travelpro with air in the top comforter bag; evacuate in
    place.  Vacuum-pack the clothes, too. -> works.  I'll have to carry my coat.
  @ The
    The Criminal Negligence of Climate Change Denial 
  @ CATS 1, KIDS 0 | Regretsy yet another PayPal fuckup
  @ Occupy Melbourne Tent Monsters - YouTube @OccupyManJose
    PRESS RELEASE: Occupy Melbourne woman stripped in public by Police
  % was wondering where my two Stagg mic stands were.  They're both in the
    office.  Silly old bear!
  * make stargate:users/lgf/Lyrics.git; clone to cygnus and make.  Had to link
    ../steve/Tools to lgf, but other than that it worked fine.  Fast.

Comments

[chaoswolf]

Could be also due to horrible professors. Those who don't teach it properly cause problems for their pupils in learning it.

[mdlbear]

Good point. And I was less than worthless as a tutor, as I recall. One of the reasons I didn't become a professor myself. (The other was/is a hatred of paperwork.)

[chaoswolf]

Well, you have to remember that pre-algebra and the like isn't anywhere close to calculus. Over-complicate things and they won't understand it either.

[mdlbear]

Yeah; they say that calculus is the hardest math course in the curriculum. After that things get easier. In part because calculus gives you the tools you need.

Just a giggle.

[roaringmouse.livejournal.com]

Morgan's Math teacher at the College of Marin is one of the co-owners of our favorite pizza place, Giorgio's. He used pizza slices as a tool for explaining an equation.