Where am I ?
It seems that ever since returning home, I’ve been away from home (as I write this from a hotel room in Denver, Colorado). I’ve been to Mississippi, Oregon, Maryland/DC, and Denver.Lately, I find myself a bit...
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Voodoo Doughnut
When I told Leah I was going to Portland, she suggested Voodoo Dooughnut as a must-see destination. So, once the sun came out I went in search of Leah’s mecca. Ironically, since I’ve recently been traveling in India,...
Read MoreAnother Monument Walk in DC
On Thursday I discovered the FDR Memorial (I didn’t even know it existed) AND I made the trek all the way to the Jefferson Memorial. Here are the pictures! Possibly Related Posts: Where am I ? Voodoo Doughnut DC Mystery...
Read MoreTechnology Trip to Hope College
Last week our new Computing & Technology Club (plus a couple faculty) went on a field trip to Hope College to see some of their coolest technology. We saw lasers, their cluster supercomputers, their 3-D projector, and the...
Read MoreField Trip to Wolfram Research
October was a busy month (I was out of town 3 out of 4 weekends), so now I’m catching up. One of my trips was to the Mathematica User Conference in Champaign, Illinois. While I was there I got a tour of Wolfram Research....
Read MoreAMATYC Walk the Monuments
I grew up in Fairfax County (right outside of Washington DC), and I’ve been to the monuments in DC about a zillion times. The best time to see all the monuments (especially when you’ve already got a packed day) is at...
Read MoreCool soap (not on a rope)
Two weeks ago, when I was in DC (yes … catching up finally), I stayed at this cool hotel called the Carlyle Suites. Not only was the art deco style pretty cool, but the room had the most comfortable bed I had ever slept on...
Read MoreField Trip to Chicago’s NextFest
The Technology Club went on a field trip to Chicago to attend NextFest. A good time was had by all! Here’s a photo collection built into a music video by Animoto. Possibly Related Posts: The Four Processors: A...
Read MoreLouisiana Food
I am safely back from Louisiana with no airport snafus (no incorrect bookings, no delays, no missed flights). I even managed to get a bump on the way back for a $300 voucher on future travels.The workshop went great and I think...
Read More3-D Function Machine
Last spring break, I traveled to NKU and ICTCM. Andy Long, a mathematician at NKU, generously gave me a home for a few days while at NKU, and on the last night he confessed that he had a “Function Machine” in his...
Read MoreTemporarily inhabiting a UW office
I have a three day (two night) break between conferences and I needed a place to work on my presentations for the second conference. In case you’re going to tell me – yes I know, I have too much to do –...
Read MoreHanging at the Hilton
I checked into my hotel at 8am (thank you Hilton) and worked on my presentations for DTL all day (you can find the presentations posted on my other blog, if you’re interested). Why is it that there is always a mirror right...
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