Daily Archives: July 31, 2008

as promised, here is a math problem ogre called me with yesterday. I you drew a straight line between St Louis and Chicago, through the earth, what would be the maximum height of the earth’s surface above your line? Put another way, if you dug a perfectly straight tunnel between St Louis and Chicago, and … Continue reading »

So. My car broke down on the way to libertarian book club tuesday. Veen was with me, long story short, I owe shelli $140 for the tow he payed for so I could get it to this guy’s house who fixes the cabs. Yesterday, Mary and I went to pick up the car, and we … Continue reading »