Happy Birthday, James T. Kirk

It's that time of year again, James T. Kirk's birthday. Technically, he won't be born until the year 2228, but when he is born, it will be on this day.

Riverside, Iowa will be his birthplace and they probably had a great celebration today there. William Shatner did a film there some years back which, while not Oscar material, was funny and well done. I especially enjoyed how well the townspeople played along and participated.

The photo is from the Wikipedia page on James T. Kirk.

Another Year, Another Pi Day

Luckily, someone mentioned to someone else and they mentioned to me so I'll mention to you.

It's Pi Day. Yes, 3/14 is the date and the value of Pi is 3.14.

And, just in case you are wondering what the complete value of Pi is, well of course I can't tell you, but I can get it a little bit better than just the 3.14. This year I'll write 3.14159. Next year, maybe more. Tune in then and see.

I found this article and wish I had thought up the opening sentence.

"Mathematics geeks turned irrational as they celebrated Pi Day Monday, the day of the year which represents the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi --3.14."

Irrational, ooh that is so smart.

Anyway, there's a lot of information about Pi at Wikipedia here if you are interested. It is interesting, so you should take a look.

World Maths Day

It would be a shame to not mention that today is World Maths Day!

We need to have a lot more emphasis on math in our schools and in everyday life. Math is fun and it is important. Everybody do more of it and do it more often.

Here's something else that I would like to see. No more dissing math on news casts. No more saying "Math is hard," or "Math is boring," and things like that.

If nothing else, please practice your multiplication facts today.