Three journal entries about the South African trip.

There's a photo-blog of our month in South Africa on the family web site, at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/thelances/ (nine pages, with over 100 pictures; don't feel obliged to wade through all of them).

As a sample, here's a photo taken from the window of our rental car, showing the sort of traffic you encounter in a National Park:


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Journal entry (we're off to follow the sun!).

Journal entry (bad week).

Journal entry (my birthday).

After 40 years of students knocking on my door wanting help with their math problems, you would think I would be glad of a break now that I have retired. But it seems I'm having withdrawal symptoms. I recently discovered the LJ math_help and mathematics communities, where people post problems at all levels from elementary to graduate level, and I can't resist posting ( Read more... )

Journal entry (book review).

Journal entry (Happy New Year!).

Journal entry (Merry Christmas!).

Journal entry (retirement looms).