Another week, another edition of “notes” written in a hotel lobby at midnight after the rest of the family is comfortably in bed.  I’m far from complaining, though. It’s been a sweet weekend with the other side of the family. More eating, more music, more fun.
The Hart side boasts a predominance of talented female singers. [...]
The sun has just set. It’s Sunday night, the first day of summer. I’ve finished my cold barrel of skim milk, so it’s time to get down to writing.
Traveling to Illinois last week reminded me that some parts of the country are still cool. Here it’s hot. In Austin we’re getting close to 100 degrees [...]
Hi everybody…
I saw about half of you in the flesh three hours ago at Steak-n-Shake, but that doesn’t mitigate my obligation to write. Those of you who wondered-no, despite the allure, we didn’t stop again in Alton on the way back to St. Louis. Three Steak-n-Shake visits in three days is enough, even for a [...]
Ok, here’s a good one.Â
We are given twelve coins, one of which is a fake with a different mass from the other eleven. Determine that coin with three weighings (i.e. on a balance) and whether it is heavier or lighter than the others.
This was one of the candidate problems submitted by Luxembourg in 1983 for [...]