Krazy Pic 1 Remember those “Faith Fall” exercises, where you trust your partner to catch you? This gal has most admirable trust, but perhaps an incomplete understanding of the concept?
Krazy Pic 2 I understand the frustration, but on TV? Would Julia Childs approve? Thus endeth the cooking show!
KP#3 – Labor Day Bonus! So many questions: How long did he have to practice? How did he find this spot?? A little test of skill to practice over the Holiday Weekend! Good luck!
Brain Teasers – Old and New Here is a Summary of Solutions and Submitters for the Jul/Aug BTs. And here are the first four of the Sep/Oct BTs, at least two of which are mere trivia, so take a look and join the fun!
The Brain and Illusions You’ve probably seen some of these, but many were new to me. Isn’t the brain interesting? (Originally sent along by subscriber Carl Garret, BIL, in a somewhat different form I couldn’t capture.)
September Birthdays A list of known birthdays of subscribers. Please help us expand our lists.
Interesting Comment of the Week This past week, both the candidates for the Missouri Senate were discussing the minimum wage. Both claim to be for raising it. One candidate went further: He claimed all workers deserved a raise, ‘especially those who make below the median wage’ . A noble sentiment, and I suspect we know what he meant. And perhaps only we math nerds paused to smile. If you’re not sure why, and want to smile also, check out this little math term clarification.
Quote for the Week
He understood that if we get in the habit of bending the truth to suit political expediency or party orthodoxy, our democracy will not work.
Barack Obama, speaking of John McCain at the latter’s funeral 9/1/18