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"Don't limit a child to your own learning, for they were born in another time." - Rabbinical Saying

Parenting isn't always fun!

Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody

This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.

There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.

Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.

Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job.

Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it.

It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

That's why I am a nobody

Praise God

Jackie got the job. PTL \o/

Meals For You

Ever find a recipe and then have to hand copy all the store items. Here is a site that does it for you. Select all the meals you want for the week and then adjust the serving settings for your family needs and then print your grocery list. Now that's easy. Too bad it doesn't do the shoping also!

Amish Virus

You have just received the Amish virus. Since we have no electricity or computers, you are on the honor system. Please delete all of your files on your hard drive. Then forward this message to everyone in your address book. Thank thee.

Answer to would you switch or not

Here is the answer given by some more smarter than I. Many mathematicians, disagree with her, Marilyn Vos Savant. Read about it here: http://www.marilynvossavant.com/articles/gameshow.html Yes; you should switch. The first door has a 1/3 chance of winning, but the second door has a 2/3 chance. Here's a good way to visualize what happened. Suppose there are a million doors, and you pick door #1. Then the host, who knows what's behind the doors and will always avoid the one with the prize, opens them all except door #777,777. You'd switch to that door pretty fast, wouldn't you?

	DOOR 1	DOOR 2	DOOR 3	RESULT
GAME 1	AUTO	GOAT	GOAT	Switch and you lose.
GAME 2	GOAT	AUTO	GOAT	Switch and you win.
GAME 3	GOAT	GOAT	AUTO	Switch and you win.
GAME 4	AUTO	GOAT	GOAT	Stay and you win.
GAME 5	GOAT	AUTO	GOAT	Stay and you lose.
GAME 6	GOAT	GOAT	AUTO	Stay and you lose.

When you switch, you win 2/3 of the time and lose 1/3, but when you don't switch, you only win 1/3 of the time and lose 2/3. You can try it yourself and see.

Alternatively, you can actually play the game with another person acting as the host with three playing cards—two jokers for the goat and an ace for the prize. However, doing this a few hundred times to get statistically valid results can get a little tedious, so perhaps you can assign it as extra credit—or for punishment! (That'll get their goats!)