http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090705/od_afp/britainoffbeat
“Mathemagician” excited by odd date
Sun Jul 5, 4:54 am ET
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LONDON (AFP) – Notice anything exceptional about today’s date? It’s July 5, 2009 (05/07/09) — and three consecutive odd numbers make up the date only five times in a century.
This nugget is pointed out by Californian high school maths teacher Ron Gordon, a self-confessed “mathemagician”.
“That’s what my kids call me, because I make something out of nothing from maths,” the 64-year-old told AFP in a phone interview from his home in Redwood City.
“This really is a day to celebrate. OK, it’s true there will be another one in two years’ time on September 7, 2011 (07/09/11), and one on November 9, 2013 (09/11/13) but then it won’t happen again for 92 years. And I sure won’t be around to see it.”
So what does Gordon suggest you do on “Odd Day”? It’s a great day to do your odds ‘n ends, give a friend a high-five or root for the odds-on-favourite, he says.
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I think it’s a positive when anyone uses whatever facts available to make math “interesting”.
Now, I’m not a numerologist. But us injineers have a fondness for numbers.
And, I hope we’re all around in 92 years. Who’ll be doing Jottings then? Volunteers.
Make the most of your “odd day”. Make the most of every day!
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