Day 2-73 -- Pi Day 2015

Pi Day -- the 14th of March each year -- 3.14.  This year is especially interesting for math aficionados since the year is 2015 and the next 5 digits of pi can be seen  as a time of day -- 9:26:53.  So -- for a one time event -- 3.141592653 was be experienced twice today -- once for AM and once again for PM.  I hope you found time to stop and notice this alignment of the clock today.

I am not a math whiz by any stretch of the imagination. I tell my students to always check my grading on papers -- even when I check and recheck the final grade can sometimes be miscalculated -- and this is really basic arithmetic NOT advanced mathematics.  I've struggled through calculus and before that trigonometry. With the help of some wonderful tutors, I attained acceptable grades. I can do it, it just takes extra work. It isn't my favourite activity, though <smile>. We do use numbers in much of our daily lives often without really even noticing -- purchasing items, cooking (with or without a recipe), making change, planning gas fill-up locations for a long trip, and so much more. So, it needn't be painful.

Some people celebrate the day with pie, in moderation of course <smile> For this blog, in honour of Pi Day, only one possible recording came to mind. It always makes me smile. It shows a fun side of a singer-songwriter. Since this one isn't really a 'song' I have included a second selection named for one of my favourite pies <smile>.  The visuals help with the need to escape the incoming nor'easter. Enjoy!

Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky -- The Monkees (Peter Tork)


Key Lime Pie -- Kenny Chesney