Monthly archive for November 2008

Late birthday

Actually, my birthday came right on time, I just took forever to blog about it. Thanks to everyone who called or sent a card. I felt very loved. Even the folks waiting for the Interurban had birthday wishes for me.

Meg made some fabulous chocolate pots de crème in lieu of a cake for me. All in all, it was a pretty decent birthday.

Cheers!

Physics problem

A bird rests on a telephone wire 25 feet above the road after feasting on juicy bugs all morning. At precisely 9 a.m. the bird sees a bicyclist a mile away approaching at 15 mph, enjoying the level road and lack of wind. What time should the bird poop in order to hit the cyclist’s shoulder 5 feet above the ground?

I haven’t figured out the answer yet, but the bird got it right on.