Day: May 25, 2010

Blogroll additions

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I’ve been dropping by a few new blogs and have finally gotten around to adding them to my blogroll.

Alex Kane is a recurring Writers of the Future entrant that has posted a few comments here and a bunch more on the WotF forums.  His career doesn’t seem to be many steps behind mine (in some ways he may be ahead) and I enjoy his perspectives on stuff.

Andrew Porter is already a pro-calibur, SFWA-eligible writer.  Better still, he’s a Tennessean.  (I’m not alone in the Volunteer State!)  He’s dropped the idea of forming a middle TN writing group some day…we’ll see.  Until then we can blog at each other.

Drop by these guys’ blogs and say hi.  Mention Scott sent you and you get a free cyber-shirt (which is just like a T-shirt only without the shirt or clever saying or graphic or…okay, it’s nothing.  But say hi anyway.)

Just for Fun…a math bonus

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These are the three bonus questions from my Pre-Algebra Final:

B1: Take the number of inches in a foot.  Subtract the number of days in a week.  Multiply that by the difference between the number of letters in “happy” and “sad.”  Add the number of protons in a carbon atom.  Square that number.  Subtract half the number of times Sideshow Bob has appeared on “The Simpsons.”  Square it again, then multiply by pi.  Add the league minimum salary for an NFL veteran.  Multiply by the difference between the number of stars on the U.S. flag and the number of states in the U.S.  What is the number?

B2: What is the sum of all the numbers from 1 to 100?

B3: A five letter word near the ocean is spelled C-O-A-S-T.  A five letter word that means “brag” is spelled B-O-A-S-T.  Spell a five letter word you put in the toaster.

I’ll post official answers tomorrow in a comment.  >:)