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We visted some friends yesterday. They showed us a math movie about fractals and the Mandelbrot Set. Sounds dull, but these things are actually very beautiful. One of the talking heads interviewed defined a fractal as a form, which no matter how many times it was magnified, always contained a further level of fine detail. . . . → Read More: Piobaireachd and Mandelbrot A neighbor of ours stopped by a few days ago to give my kids some halloween candy. She said, “we haven’t heard you practicing lately”. Ouch. It’s true, I haven’t had the big pipes out in our little circle for a while. Despite the overwhelmingly positive response I usually get, I still feel reticent . . . → Read More: Neighborhood Watch My wife and I are both fond of energy drinks. My choice is Sobe’s No Fear, while she always drinks Red Bull. The manufacturers of energy drinks go out of their way to brand their products as alternative – their drinks are different and therefore enjoyed by unusual people during edgy pursuits. If you think . . . → Read More: Energy Drinks and Possible Endorsements Slow Down! This has been the cry of our in-house band instructor the last few weeks. As we have started back in with regular band practice for the Fall, my band, the Wasatch and District Pipe Band has been getting back to basics. This is great for me, because, as a new member, I never really got . . . → Read More: Slow Down Our kids are homeschooled. Right now, in history, we are studying the period around the American Revolution. In order to personalize the time period for them we are blending in our family history. We are lucky in this respect, since one of the Scottish branches of my family (the sugar-refining MacFie family) has . . . → Read More: Who was Hamish? Last night my family and I went to give some support to our local democratic senatorial candidate, Pete Ashdown. This week he is organizing a series of “honk and waves” at busy intersections in Salt Lake. At last night’s honk and wave, it being Halloween, he suggested people come in costume. I figured . . . → Read More: Peter and the Piper |
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