Dear Readers,
Four weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of meeting up with many friends to share a fun Friday evening of chess together. Continue reading “Blog Post #55: Hello, Friends!”
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Blog Post #54: Happy Easter!
Dear Readers,
In addition to wishing you all a very happy Easter, I also have fresh Maths and Chess puzzles for you to enjoy! Continue reading “Blog Post #54: Happy Easter!”
Blog Post #53: Incredible!
Dear Readers,
Since last August, I have been very happy and grateful for getting to work on Mathematics with wonderful students in a beautiful new school. Isabelle is one who loves to sketch creative drawings when she finishes Maths tests early with some minutes to spare. Today, I will feature a brainteaser about the following picture. Continue reading “Blog Post #53: Incredible!”
Blog Post #52: Beautiful Little Bird
Dear Readers,
A beautiful little bird (painted by Jagoda, a talented friend of mine) tells me that the fun brainteaser in this blog post could well keep many people and their friends entertained and thinking for a fair wee while! Inspired by today’s date (15.2.19), your challenge is to find the maximum number of consecutive positive whole numbers which, when all added together, produce a total sum of exactly 15219.
Blog Post #51: Forever Young
Dear Readers,
This particular blog post is dedicated not only to my youngest sister (whose birthday is coming the day after tomorrow), but also to Jan & Jenny (friends I’ve met through my new school), and to Isabelle, one of my talented Maths students who also has a flair for Art. Most of all, this post is dedicated to Ronald Gallacher, a really kind friend in Scotland whom I first met way back before and during our teens at high school in Dundee. Continue reading “Blog Post #51: Forever Young”
Blog Post #50: A Myriad of Miracles
Dear Readers,
Not only at Christmas time, but every beautiful day, our world is still blessed by so many of God’s miracles that the word myriad is appropriate in recognising how countless they are. Continue reading “Blog Post #50: A Myriad of Miracles”
Blog Post #49: Seventy Times Seven
Dear Readers,
Happy St. Andrew’s Day! Yes, November 30th is the official Feast Day of St. Andrew, the patron saint of my original home country of Scotland. Continue reading “Blog Post #49: Seventy Times Seven”
Blog Post #47: Magical Music
Dear Readers,
It’s about 2 years and 3 months since I was a 2x3x3x3-year-old, and tomorrow my little brother also bids farewell to that age, as he then turns 55–but a very youthful one! Our phone conversations cover lots of topics of mutual interest, including our love of music. I will now have frequent fresh musical news to share, thanks to my new job as the Mathematics teacher for the primary, middle and high school students in Musica Mundi School, a stunningly beautiful music school in Waterloo.
Blog Post #45: Fresh Ideas
Dear Readers,
I am gratefully enjoying peaceful and happy times with my wife, son, two sisters and their families this summer. Daily walks, sightseeing and chats have been nicely refreshing, and even a source of some fresh ideas! Continue reading “Blog Post #45: Fresh Ideas”
Blog Post #43: Jenny
Dear Readers,
The earliest I ever was for anything was when I was born! Doctors had predicted that I would arrive on June 16th, 1962, but keen, little Paul actually made it with my favourite number of days to spare: three! Continue reading “Blog Post #43: Jenny”
Paul Motwani 