Dear Readers,
I first heard the saying ‘Turn over a new leaf’ as a little boy, long ago. I have found the words to be very good, refreshing, encouraging and helpful for making positive changes. I can’t think of a better day to seriously consider turning over a new leaf than on All Saints’ Day, today.
Dear Readers,
This post is just in time to wish Genevieve a very happy birthday tomorrow, while it’s exactly nine weeks early for the birthday of Genevieve’s mum, Julie, a lovely lady I know through my Mathematics teaching. A bright student named Timothee is a keen chess player, as are ‘Mathematical Marcello’ (a boy whom I remember well from my previous school, especially when as a little 8-year-old then, he mentally calculated 99×99=9801 in just a couple of seconds!) and Yordi, who is a very good friend of my son.
Photo by Christophe Gillain.
Continue reading “Blog Post #74: For Genevieve, Julie, Marcello, Timothee and Yordi!!”
Dear Readers,
Today’s post is for a friend named Sarah, who turned 48 yesterday. Your first fun puzzle is to figure out what is special about the italicized part in the following:
Yes, Friday afternoon! Mary has Art. Yay! One of my friends, Sarah, Continue reading “Blog Post #60: For Sarah”
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”
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.
Dear Readers,
Hello again, and welcome to my 41st blog post. With my first 40 posts, I happily started a tiny tree, and now to start off today I have a quick puzzle coming for you!
TINY TREE
Make a proper eight-letter English word using all the letters of TINY TREE. Continue reading “Blog Post #41: We Can All Be Winners”
Dear Readers,
It is always a great pleasure for me to discuss rich and beautiful subjects such as Chess and Mathematics with other avid readers and friends who are similarly happy to share good thoughts.
Dear Readers,
Two days ago, despite the icy weather conditions, it was a great pleasure for me to drive to Kortrijk Chess Club, where I met up with several friends whom I hadn’t seen for many years, as well as getting to begin numerous new friendships. Continue reading “Blog Post #37: Iedereen Is Belangrijk”
Dear Readers,
As my previous post was given on February 6, it was just slightly tempting from a mathematical point of view to wait until we had had February 7, 8, 9 and 10 before publishing Blog Post #34=7+8+9+10, but love will always be far more important than logic, and we should never wait until tomorrow to kindly offer the good that we could give today.
Dear Readers,
In the same way that many good people have taught me, I also encourage others to really treasure, and use well, the time that God gives us. I sometimes say, a bit wittily yet completely sincerely at the same time, “Please treasure every moment…and Mo meant it!” As it’s been 11 days since my previous blog post, and since my favourite number is 3, it’s now time for Blog Post #33=11×3. Continue reading “Blog Post #33: Moments In Time”
Paul Motwani 