Today is Friday, which rhymes with Pi Day, which was
yesterday, 3/14.
It took me a little time to figure out that Pi thing because
of the slash between the three and the fourteen, instead of a period. I am glad that we had a Pi day, even though
at first blush it seemed pretty stupid. Since
the old 3.14 is the key number to our existence and because it is so important
we should give it some attention. After
all, if you were able to measure the distance through the earth to the other
side of the world and multiply that distance times Pi, you would get the
circumference of the earth, rounded to two decimal places. If you want to know the area of a circle,
such as a pie, multiply Pi times the radius, squared. Pi R squared.
If your response is that pies are round, then my response is yes they
are and therefore that is why Pi is so significant.
Today, of course, is the fifteenth and if you are familiar with
the way the ancient Romans did their calendar, then you are aware that today is
the ides of March, or basically the middle of the month.
Shakespeare gave the date a bad rap in his play Julius
Caesar because that was the day the crone at the edge of the crowd in the play
warned Caesar to be wary.
“Beware of the ides of March,” the hag was reported to have
said.
Caesar blew her off and paid the price for his inattention.
So, here is wishing that your ides of March goes well and
there are no crones or soothsayers warning you about impending disaster, nor
any disasters that actually befall you.
However, if you have plans to meet anyone named Brutus
today, you may want to call and cancel just to be safe.
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