Today, my husband and I went on a beautiful hike to the Fire Tower at Hanging Rock State Park. The view was incredible, and I hiked without whining. All in all, incredible. I also met some wonderfully friendly people also enjoying the unseasonably beautiful day. However, I still managed to encounter at least the remnants of a fool.
the Fire Tower is essentially a big empty building with a staircase on the outside. People hiking the Mountains to Sea trail are meant to use the inside as a backpacking shelter. Some other people decided that it should be used as a place to dump their trash, and so Chris decided that we would pack out 48 empty water bottles. Gold Star for the Day.
Chris owned his Gold Star for the year when he found a sock. A sock filled when human feces. And no, someone did not in fact wipe with said sock. They pooped IN the sock.
We got a good laugh in over that one, mostly because Chris hadn't actually managed to put his hand in it the sock. But really? Let's use some common sense. Where were you, Sock Person? In the wilderness. Where do animals successfully relieve themselves everyday, with almost no detection? In the wilderness. What does "nature" do to poop? It breaks it down and uses it for nutrients. What does a cold, backpacking shelter and a sock do? Preserve it forever, in a room designed for people to sleep in.
Food for thought.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Math Nerds
At least four of my Facebook "friends" have posted this status (or a similar one) in the past few days.
This year we will experience 4 unusual dates.... 1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11 .... NOW go figure this out.... take the last 2 digits of the year you were born plus the age you will be this year and it WILL EQUAL TO 111 .... STRANGE!!! Let me know if it works for you. It did for me.
One friend even asked "math nerds" to explain why it works this way. I explained, but I don't think my knowledge about this issue makes me a "math nerd". It just means my IQ is above 75.
I don't know how anyone could look at this "problem" and not instantly understand why it works out that way. When I think about how I am smarter than the average person and wonder what that means in practical terms... things like this make it so much more clear.
You see, it always works that when you take the current year and subtract the year in which you were born, the difference will be your age (or the age you will turn this year). Or if you take the current year and subtract the age you will turn this year, the difference will be the year you were born. Or if you add the year you were born and the age you will turn this year, the sum will be the current year. HOW CAN PEOPLE NOT SEE THIS? AND WHY DO YOU NEED A "MATH NERD" TO EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU?
Maybe I should go watch another episode of "Primetime: What Would You Do?" so I can once again restore my faith in humanity.
This year we will experience 4 unusual dates.... 1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11 .... NOW go figure this out.... take the last 2 digits of the year you were born plus the age you will be this year and it WILL EQUAL TO 111 .... STRANGE!!! Let me know if it works for you. It did for me.
One friend even asked "math nerds" to explain why it works this way. I explained, but I don't think my knowledge about this issue makes me a "math nerd". It just means my IQ is above 75.
I don't know how anyone could look at this "problem" and not instantly understand why it works out that way. When I think about how I am smarter than the average person and wonder what that means in practical terms... things like this make it so much more clear.
You see, it always works that when you take the current year and subtract the year in which you were born, the difference will be your age (or the age you will turn this year). Or if you take the current year and subtract the age you will turn this year, the difference will be the year you were born. Or if you add the year you were born and the age you will turn this year, the sum will be the current year. HOW CAN PEOPLE NOT SEE THIS? AND WHY DO YOU NEED A "MATH NERD" TO EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU?
Maybe I should go watch another episode of "Primetime: What Would You Do?" so I can once again restore my faith in humanity.
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