The odes, oddities, and O Deities of a world traveler

  • Ode to Backpacks

    Ode to Backpacks

                Backpacks are utilitarian. They are probably the most efficient way to carry a lot of things with you. They come in a variety of sizes, and you can suit the size to the occasion, from a small camelback holding a few snacks and water necessary for survival on a dessert run to a giant…

  • Did you know: Even Prime

    two is the only even prime number?

  • Ode to Peripheral Vision

    Ode to Peripheral Vision

                Peripheral vision is a greater awareness. It is paying at least slight attention to the things that are not directly in front of you. It is a survival skill. The origin of peripheral vision is likely couched deep in the evolutionary history of getting caught unawares. A great solution to this was to have…

  • Did you know: Square Roots

    there are square roots that are larger than their square? Anything between zero and one.

  • Ode to Flowers

    Ode to Flowers

                Flowers are nature’s ornaments. They show all of the colors and shapes that can be imagined and even more than that. There have been so many times that people see a flower that is so far beyond their wildest imagination that the observer just has to stop and say, “Wow”. The colorful bit of…

  • Did you know: Square Root Growth

    there are square roots that are larger than their square? Anything between zero and one.

  • Ode to Bread

    Ode to Bread

                Bread is delicious. It is a staple of our diets and has changed and advanced the way our minds work. It allowed civilization to rise. Breads are fundamentally simple: flower, water, baking at their heart, and they are cheap and easy to buy. Still, there is so much you can do with them in…

  • Did you know: Language Left

    language is a left-brain centered ability? Sorry math-science folks. You have no excuse.