FIFTH MONDAY!!  As you know, 5th Mondays are a cause of celebration with the mailings.  You’ve already seen the BONUS Guest Voice feature above, and there are a couple of extra Wild Cards, to boot.  Have fun!!

Did You Celebrate on Sunday?!  It was, after all, the neatest mathematical day of the year!!  And I forgot to remind you last week!  For a reminder of why it’s so special,  see Special Dates in 2015, and go to #4.

Cartoon of the Week – Foxtrot In the spirit of the celebration above, I went searching for just the ‘perfect’ cartoon!  🙂  I didn’t quite find it, but I re-discovered this classic Foxtrot.  I’m still laughing (the father is hilarious to me), so I’ll use it.  See Foxtrot Golf.

Fantastic Facts!  How long has it been since we’ve included some amazing, CRAZY – but probably totally worthless – trivia?  Actually, it’s been six months!  That ends now.  See Fantastic Facts and discover a very unusual cure for the common cold AND to learn why you’ll probably never hear “AFFLAAC” in the Grand Canyon!  

Father’s Day Gift!  Pat got me a GREAT gift for Father’s Day.  I think you’ll have to agree that it’s certainly a TIME-LY gift for a math nerd.   See Math All the Time!

July Birthdays  So far, July holds the AME record for ‘least number of known subscriber birthdays’.  They come fairly early in the month, so we’ll list these today.  See July Birthdays. 

Writing Lessons?   One can always use more tips on good writing.  But I’m not sure this is the place!  It WILL however, provide some good laughs:  See How to Write Good

Bonus Photo – Williamsburg  I’ve only been to Williamsburg, VA, once, and the reaction was a little mixed.  At least while we were there, we had time to start a profitable business.  Here’s a photo that gives a small glimpse of both the old colonial town and the business:  Williamsburg

GUEST VOICES!  The Guest Voice feature has returned on this 5th Monday, as you’ve seen above.  And it will now appear regularly on (at least) the first Monday of every month.  I hope you have read or will read Rita Herrmann’s Guest Voice .  Next week, the Guest Voice will be Fred Pfister, an Ozarks local with whom many of you are familiar!!  Fred’s piece will be Lessons from a Block of Wood.   Don’t miss it!