Hi everyone! Here is a low-maintenance way to keep an eye on some things I'm doing in my life. Here's the history to the name of the blog: At the Department of Mathematics' Commencement Ceremony, it is a tradition for students to write his or her "Future Plans" and have this be read aloud while he or she walks across the stage. Partly because I prefer(red? I am starting this blog) a little anonymity and partly because I cherish a good joke, I enlisted the help of a most-poetic friend to help me come up with a playful "Future Plan." During Spring Break, we wrote potential words on Post-Its and came up with this haiku: Trav'ling whisperer: Lacking sound...waning silence Yearning to claim seas Have a haiku to share? Post it in the comments below! Thank you for reading! Samantha
There is something therapeutic for me in typing out lyrics... We are not what we should be We haven't sought what we should seek We've seen Your Glory, Lord...but looked away Our hearts are bent, our eyes are dim Our finest works are stained with sin An emptiness has shadowed all our ways Jesus Christ Shine into our night Drive our dark away... Till Your Glory fills our eyes Jesus Christ Shine into our night Bind us to your cross Where we find light Still we often go astray We chase the world forget Your grace But You have never failed to bring us back Reveal the depths of what You've done The death you died, the victory won You've made a way for us to know your love Written by Joel Sczebel
I was reading an article entitled "85 Creative Ways to Save Money!" The one tip that made me laugh was 45. Remove soda from your diet - drink water, this will save hundreds of dollars per year. I wondered if this was really true! My dad and sister really love soda, but would they give it up to save a few hundred dollars per year? I will consider it from an American perspective. Assumptions: We can use Coke as the representative for all soda. I know it's the most popular soda ever, and I know a few friends whose demand for coke is solidly inelastic. The average American drinks one can of soda per day. According to a 2012 Gallup survey, approximately half of Americans drink 2.6 cups of soda every day on average. I decided to reasonably simplify this statistic. The average American eats out five times a week. When I google searched "how many times a week do americans eat out", Google smartly responded with: ...
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