I was working a problem in calculus yesterday and I got stumped at the board! Okay, I wasn't really horribly stumped, but I had made an algebra mistake that caused me to end up totally in the wrong place at the end of the problem. The worst part of it was that the algebra mistake I made was a classic error that I had warned the class about just a few days before.
Anyway, I had to laugh at myself. I once heard someone say: "Laughing at our own mistakes can lengthen our life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it."
My calculus blunder also made me realize that life can be like a calculus problem: a seemingly small error at one point can cause you to end up completely in the wrong place in the end. That's a terrifying thought. I guess that's why prayer is so important!
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I find it strangely reassuring to know that even you make algebra mistakes! I guess there's hope for the rest of us, then. :)
Johannes Kepler when he came up with the equations for elliptical planetary orbits made a fatal math error at the beginning of his derivation; luckily he made another close to the end that cancelled out his first.
You are awesome Jennie!!! I love that you can laugh at yourself, I still tell people about your amazing juggling tricks! I would love to have a teacher like you.
Hey Jen, Veeeery impressive blog, theres alot more here than the last time I saw it. Very well put together, I feel at home ahhhhhhhhhh....
Thanks so much for the Buster pic and making the effort. I'm afraid you would have agreed with your mom and sis though, Buster's buried in Kansas and I don't think even I would go to that extreme! Thanks again for remembering Bro. Keaton and I though. You have an awesome site here and I WILL come back. Jer
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