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Life, the universe and everything; the number 42 may or may not appear.

Words and Numbers 3

A recent tweet, by the author and mathematician Rob Eastaway, requested important non-sporting occurrences of coin tossing. I got a little carried away and, half an hour of internetary later, had found a whole gaggle of stories, mostly very sad … Continue reading

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Words and Numbers 2

After visiting Bath and listening to Alex Bellos’s talk I was led to muse particularly on the cognitive processes used by the two girls in the abacus clip. I had been aware for some time that generally [and I know … Continue reading

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Words and Numbers 1

A few weeks ago I was given time off for good behaviour and allowed out from school to go on a training course. Myself and another chap [resplendent in short black skirt, long hair and make-up: it is interesting how … Continue reading

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Still Here!

Well, I didn’t quite manage to get on here in February but I have maintained my New Year’s Resolution; Study Sunday is alive and well! I have completed my setting of Christina Rossetti’s “Christmas Eve” with which I am very … Continue reading

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New Year Resolutions

Well, we’re a couple of weeks into January and my resolution is holding up. I normally adopt a similar approach at New Year to that of Lent. My usual reply to, “What are you giving up for Lent?” is “Abstinence” … Continue reading

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Twogs and Bleets

I was very pleased with myself the other day when my observation about a godless twelve days of christmas song was retweeted by Marcus de Sautoy; yes the actual Marcus de Sautoy off the telly and that! More on Twitter … Continue reading

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Hello world!

So here we are in cyberspace at last! Quite a struggle getting a blog presence as I fumbled my way through the complexities of mySQL and PHP only to find that my website ISP doesn’t deal in such esoteric new-fangled … Continue reading

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