On the cusp of another academic year, I thought I’d share some math that might make more sense than the math we all learn in school….
SHOPPING MATH
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn’t need.
GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS
A woman worries about [...]

This week it’s been oppressively hot here in Greenville. Yesterday, depending on which thermometer you looked at or what weather report you heard, the temp hit anywhere from 101 to 103 degrees. It is supposed to do the same today and tomorrow, but they say cooler temps are coming this weekend - like 90 to [...]

Our friend Ruth with whom we have taught in Asia the last two summers has been here in Greenville on an extended leave to help her elderly parents and is now preparing to go back next week. One month before her scheduled departure, her university there informed her that since her passport would run out [...]

Two weeks ago I posted something that falls in the “thought-provoking” category. That blog post, “the dash and the jar,” looked at the quality of the life represented by the dash between the dates of birth and death.
Today’s iv is a much lighter look at this topic - epitaphs on tombstones. I have no way [...]