Author Archives: mathdreads
17 x 3 = My Current Birthday Age
My birthday is ruled by sevens. My birthday is ruled by sevens. Not only was I born on the 7th, but originally my birth month, September, was the 7th month in a 10-month Roman calendar, which is why the prefix is “sept-“. Plus, I was born in 1970. Thanks to the year 2021, I’m now … Continue reading
Jalapeño Sausage and Cheese Buttermilk Biscuits
I’ve been on a months’ long culinary journey, which took me through a baking tour of quiches, muffins, breakfast casseroles and finally biscuits. Mom sent me my first biscuit recipe, which I of course modified. These babies are as big as my hand and are a complete breakfast unto themselves. Since I have a strict, … Continue reading
Donna’s Friday the 13th Post-Apocalyptic during a Pandemic Book Launch
Another part of what should have been “a double vax hot summer” activity morphed into another pandemic statistic. As days ticked by, the COVID infection rate soared. A week before my friend’s latest book launch, we entered Stage 5. Yet, not even the plague could stop me from writing an introduction. The show must go … Continue reading
Fluidity of Crime
For many years now, I’ve not been the least bit impressed about the criminality among our politicians. Imagine: lawmakers breaking laws! Unfortunately, none of us have to use our imagination, given the state of the sliding-scale morality of elected officials. One political party is so notorious that their essential question must be, “Is it a … Continue reading
What Would It Take
The saddest biographies I’ve read lately are the deathbed confessions from formerly staunch anti-vaxxers. They had a cornucopia of reasons for not wearing masks nor getting vaccinated. As illness ravaged away their political opposition to fighting a virus, they expressed regret and urged loved ones to get vaccinated. At least those who lingered long enough … Continue reading
Don’t Need an Olympic Team
Watching so much of the 2020 Olympics had me thinking. Those elite athletes have laser-sharp focus and make a tremendous effort within a minute skill set. Countries don’t send one athlete to do EVERY event or even a Noah Ark’s pair, but a team. An advanced team to compete, each in their area of expertise. … Continue reading
Olympic Watching
I credit still being in a plague for all my Olympics viewing. There’s still a hotbed of COVID superspreading, so this event has broken up my usual TV programing. And speaking of hotbed…some genius thought it would be a wonderful idea to make Olympiad beds out of a cardboard frame. First of all, if anyone … Continue reading
Global Grandmother Cures
Remember the last time you were sick? So sick in fact you had to get off the hamster wheel of your busy life and slow way down. As you made the umpteenth trip to the bathroom or blew your nose until it was raw, all you wished was that someone would baby you like grandma used to do. … Continue reading
Scheduling the Future
Within four days, I started a new full-time job, followed by an evening computer class. When I was a secondary math and science teacher, I advocated for my students to be lifelong learners. Wouldn’t my former students be proud that after all these years, I’m still practicing what I preached? I redesigned my schedule in … Continue reading
Clean Slate
The arrival of my workstation from my new lucrative full-time job signaled the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. Taking no chances, I cleared everything off my desk, wiped it down with a disinfectant wipe, and burned sage to cleanse the bad juju from the space. I happily set up my new … Continue reading