Quote of the Week

This quote is by Agatha Christie, an author who I am so wary of that I can never tell whether a paragraph of seemingly innocent description is, in fact, description, or a clue to the whole mystery. I have not actually read the book this quote is from, but I strongly suspect that the key to the mystery is in an unexpected place...



“Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking."
"An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.”

-Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

The picture is a photo of Agatha Christie, from pinterest.com

Pi Day

3.14159265358979

What's that number?

Pi. The 16th letter of the Greek alphabet. Used to refer to the ratio between the circumference and diameter of any circle. Also the nickname of the protagonist of the novel and movie Life of Pi.
Pi is an irrational number, so the decimals don't repeat, which is why the number I've shown above is pi to 14 decimal places.

Oh, here it is...for those of you who are trying to forget it in the aftermath of the exams, here is a reminder of what the symbol of pi looks like.

Today, March 14, is Pi Day. (3/14, you get it?)
There are two things you can do to commemorate Pi Day:
1) Draw the pi symbol on the back of your hand or the inside of your wrist
2) Do about twenty sums calculating the area and circumference of circles of varying lengths of radii


 It's your choice.

Quote of the Week

My New Year's resolution is utterly failing, isn't it?

“What's that?" he snarled, staring at the envelope Harry was still clutching in his hand. "If it's another form for me to sign, you've got another -"
"It's not," said Harry cheerfully. "It's a letter from my godfather."
"Godfather?" sputtered Uncle Vernon. "You haven't got a godfather!"
"Yes, I have," said Harry brightly. "He was my mum and dad's best friend. He's a convicted murderer, but he's broken out of wizard prison and he's on the run. He likes to keep in touch with me, though...keep up with my news...check if I'm happy....”

-J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban