Feb 13Member-onlySubtracting with Multiple Units: Borrowing at the EndWhen working with multiple units, be they inches and feet, pounds and ounces, or fractions and whole numbers, we have an option when subtracting that we don’t when we’re just using regular numbers: we can break the problem apart and borrow at the end (no loan application needed). The easiest…Arithmetic2 min readArithmetic2 min read
Feb 11Member-onlyMultiplying Large Mixed Numbers by FractionsThe standard method of multiplying a mixed number by a fraction is to convert the mixed number to an improper fraction, multiply straight across and then convert it back to a mixed number. …Math3 min readMath3 min read
Feb 11Member-onlyReuse/Recycle Your MathI’ve found a lot of my math hacks by being lazy. I don’t want to use any more effort than I have to to get an answer. One of the first things I started doing is to reuse or recycle the math I already did. One of the first things…Math4 min readMath4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Feb 5Member-onlyStill Another 10 things I’ve LearnedI know I said I was going to stop after the last list, but couldn’t resist writing about a few more. If you have allergies that make your eyes itch, rub them GENTLY. If you rub them too hard you can: give yourself a black eye. If you’re female, this…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jan 1Member-onlyYet Another 10 Things I’ve LearnedIt seems that I’ve learned a lot in life, but never really thought about it. Here’s yet another list. Hopefully, it’s my last list but I wouldn’t count on it. Please feel free to put things you’ve learned in the comments. The vast majority of people make decisions based on…Lists3 min readLists3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Dec 19, 2022Member-only10 More Random Things I’ve LearnedI wrote a story last week listing 10 random things I’ve learned over the course of my life, but that didn’t cover it all, so here’s some more. Most people (90% according to Briggs — Myers) make decisions based on feeling, so using logic to try to affect their thought…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Dec 13, 2022Member-only10 Random Things I’ve LearnedI recently turned 59. This means I’ve learned a lot of stuff over the course of my life so far. …Life Lessons2 min readLife Lessons2 min read
Published in Math Simplified·Nov 30, 2022Member-onlyWorking with Negative SpacesFirst, what do I mean by negative spaces? Negative spaces are places where things aren’t, but yet kinda are. For example, if we look at the picture above, we see two people’s faces or a vase. When we see the vase, the people’s faces are the negative space and when…Math3 min readMath3 min read
Published in Math Simplified·Nov 21, 2022Member-onlyUsing Fractions to Solve Percentage ProblemsThere are three ways to solve percentage problems: 1) treat it like a ratio, 2) the 10% method and 3) substitute in a fraction. Today I’d like to talk about that third option. This is a method that works with a limited number of percentage problems. The problems need to…Math3 min readMath3 min read
Published in The Haven·Nov 6, 2022Member-onlyWhat They Don’t Tell You About AgingFirst off, who is “they”? Who is responsible for telling us ANYTHING about aging? Is there some sort of government agency that’s supposed to be putting out a manual? I never got mine. Or maybe it’s some non-profit group who does the aging equivalent of Schoolhouse Rock. …Aging3 min readAging3 min read
