How do you calculate the area of a semicircle?  I was looking at a map of a particular area of town, a circle with about a 3 mile radius that’s bisected by the interstate.  I wanted to figure out how many acres were on one side of that circle.  I remembered the formula for the […]

I used to really like Friday Night Lights.  No more.  It’s been on a downhill slide for most of this season, and rapidly so the last few weeks.  The latest episide featured no football action for the 3rd or 4th episode in a row.  It featured volleyball action, and it was mediocre middle school-level volleyball […]

I was looking through some of Caedon’s medical records today and came across this line: “In reviewing a three generation family history, it is unremarkable for known genetic conditions, birth defects, multiple miscarriages, mental retardation and there is no consanguinity in the family.”  Good news across the board, but what’s that last thing?  Consanguinity?  I […]

If I needed another reason to root for the Packers in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, this would seal the deal:
The Green Bay Packers are requesting assistance with Lambeau Field snow removal this evening, Jan. 17, at 6 p.m.
Ted Eisenreich, the Packers’ director of facility operations, said the early portion of the current snowfall is in […]

The Daily Kos has a crush on the Democratic Presidntial frontrunners:
It’s fascinating — the candidates are focused on substance, they’re treating each other and the audience like adults, and they’re having a serious, adult conversation about generally meaningful issues.  We haven’t seen that very often in the past.  I don’t think we’ll ever see it […]

It’s time for me to work on simplifying.  The last several months were busy with projects at work and home (starting with my surprise kitchen remodel and continuing through my recent remodel of our rental house).  I have too much email waiting for action in my inbox, too many papers on my desks (at home […]

We haven’t had any problems with fertility.  But I know two couples who have and have used in vitro fertilization.  Both couples have taken great care to produce only a reasonable number of embryos and have committed to implant every embryo.  They’ve committed to protect the life of their children, even those currently in a […]