Warm bread from the oven.
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I think I ate a half loaf.
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I had some warm crusty bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar tonight for dinner. Sourdough!
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I love sourdough. I don’t think I’m up to keeping starter alive.
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It’s pretty forgiving, tbh.
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You might be overestimating my abilities. While presumably easier than keeping the dog and kid alive I’m not sure I’m up to the responsibility of one more thing.
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Sitting on the porch waiting on the big storm to roll in.
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Both annoyed and happy. My HVAC people have made ten trips out trying to get my new, very expensive heat pump to work properly. They kept saying it’s an airflow issue, we weren’t getting enough.
After a lot of digging through manuals, I came to the conclusion that either I had a faulty fan motor, or it wasn’t set up properly. I figured out how to access the service menu on the thermostat, and changed the airflow setting, and flow went up 25% instantly.
Annoying that they don’t seem to know what they are doing, but happy that I think I fixed it.
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Stepson is at his mom’s, foster son is at respite/likely new foster home, and bio son is at the movies with his dad seeing Despicable Me 4, so I’m at home alone about to do some serious quilting. It’s so nice and quiet.
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We’ve had huge rain all morning and into the early afternoon: the humidity is now gone and we can go outside!!! 
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You and I have very different “I’m alone in the house” habits.
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You could try putting on some hawt shoes and take a hawt foot selfie. 
Perhaps it’s just different definitions of “doing some serious quilting”…
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Happy Yellow Pigs Day to all those who celebrate it!
I will celebrate by rewatching numberphile videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87uo2TPrsl8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7jfHM-mMC4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlyTq-xVkQE
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Pe1ZMJEXk
From https://nationaltoday.com/yellow-pig-day/:
HISTORY OF YELLOW PIG DAY
In the 1960s, students Michael Spivak and David Kelly were studying math at Princeton. Together, they spent a lot of time considering the qualities of the number 17 and became obsessed with its incredible combination of simplicity and complexity that was recurrent in the mathematics they were using and developing.
Their obsession grew into a desire to celebrate the number 17 with its own special day, and they created a mascot for their event in the form of a yellow pig. But they morphed their pig into a beast with 17 teeth, 17 toes — 17 everything! — to encapsulate their passion for the number 17.
From its small beginnings, Yellow Pig Day has become a huge hit in the academic calendar, with students and teachers alike coming together to celebrate this special number, as well as math in general. Classes sing yellow pig carols, share cake, and play games based around the number 17. Some people even create origami yellow pigs and yellow pig T-shirts to wear with pride.
Both of its founders still work in the field of mathematics. Kelly continues to be involved in the organization of the holiday each year, commemorating the day with food, songs, and a reunion. His obsession with the number 17 is still going strong, and he even gives a special lecture on the subject every summer. He founded the Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics (HCSSiM), a six-week program for mathematically talented high school students, designed to inspire and encourage them in the general field of mathematics, though it also probably includes the number 17 somewhere!
YELLOW PIG DAY TIMELINE
1940s
Birth of the Founders
Yellow Pig Day founders Michael Spivak and David Kelly are born.
1960s
Yellow Pig Day Invented
Michael Spivak and David Kelly create Yellow Pig Day following their obsession with the number 17.
1971
Math-Students Inspired
David Kelly founds the Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics (HCSSiM).
1977
Carols Composed
The carol ‘The March of the Yellow Pig’ is composed to commemorate the day and is still sung on college campuses in celebration.
YELLOW PIG DAY FAQS
Why is this such a popular day?
When can I celebrate real pigs?
Why did they use a yellow pig?
YELLOW PIG DAY ACTIVITIES
Celebrate the number 17 by collecting 17 things from your favorite category — flowers, books, chocolates, the choice is yours!
Create your own Yellow Pig Day mascot for the day, and make sure to include the number 17 somehow for extra credit!
The number 17 has some fascinating properties, as well as a resonance throughout history. You’ll be surprised by what you find!
5 INTRIGUING FACTS ABOUT THE NUMBER 17
As a prime number, it’s a number that is greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller numbers.
If you add the first four prime numbers together (2+3+5+7) you’ll get the number 17. That’s one of the things Yellow Pig Day founders loved so much about it!
The 17th Amendment of the United States Constitution grants citizens the right to a democratic vote on their chosen senators.
In 1993 the Pittsburgh Penguins achieved the longest winning streak in NHL history with 17 wins.
The popular poetic form, the haiku, is structured using 17 syllables, in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.
WHY WE LOVE YELLOW PIG DAY
From simple arithmetic to complex algebra, we use math in our everyday lives, often without even realizing it.
When things get complicated, it can be easy to switch off from math. But Yellow Pig Day reminds us that math can be fun and informative — a winning combination!
When you’re passionate about something, you can make it exciting for other people, just like Yellow Pig Day founders did with the number 17. What things can you geek out on to inspire others?
YELLOW PIG DAY DATES
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | July 17 | Wednesday |
| 2025 | July 17 | Thursday |
| 2026 | July 17 | Friday |
| 2027 | July 17 | Saturday |
| 2028 | July 17 | Monday |
YELLOW PIG DAY
That’s dumb… I was always taught that 1 was a prime number. But Googling it I see that apparently the definition changed at some point and it is now considered neither prime nor composite. Humpf… dislike.
Hmmm… if you add an even number of consecutive primes do you always get a prime?
2+3 = 5
2+3+5+7 = 17
2+3+5+7+11+13 = 41
2+3+5+7+11+13+17+19 = 77
Ah… dang it… thought maybe I was onto something.
The definition did not change and at no time in your life was 1 a prime number. If you were taught that, then your teacher was wrong.
Edit: the definition of a prime dates back to Euclid, so it’s even older than I thought. The fundamental theorem of arithmetic, on the other hand, while implicit in Euclid, wasn’t formally stated until the Arabic systemization of algebra.
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