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OT: My Nephew is Here!

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Wed, 2009-07-15 09:40 — Buck Strong

My nephew Alex arrived yesterday. He has moved to the great Pacific Northwest to finish his engineering degree. I'm soooo excited. He has turned into such a nice young man. He doesn't knit but that's okay; he talks geeky math stuff with me.

Buck

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Wed, 2009-07-15 19:48 — scottly
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Nephews are great and I

Nephews are great and I would hang with any of mine any day. Do you get to keep yours or will he be residing elsewhere?

Thu, 2009-07-16 12:00 — Buck Strong
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I get to keep him for about

I get to keep him for about a month. He wants his own place.

"A man may fight for many things. His country, his friends, his principles, the glistening tear on the cheek of a golden child. But personally, I'd mud-wrestle my own mother for a ton of cash, an amusing clock and a sack of French porn." Blackadder

Wed, 2009-07-15 18:33 — Aaronknits
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But, a big part of knitting,

But, a big part of knitting, and it's appeal (for some) IS geeky math stuff, isn't it?

Wed, 2009-07-15 10:27 — New York Built
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Derivatives! Charmed

Derivatives! Charmed numbers! Torus structures and game theory! Be still my calculating engine!

"Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends."
– Francis Bacon

Wed, 2009-07-15 10:24 — MMario
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It's kinda nice when nephews

It's kinda nice when nephews get to the rational human stage of life. And amazing what they will put up with and for their Uncles...(such as bringing his 4 week old daughter to a Renaissance Fesitval to meet him!)

Wed, 2009-07-15 10:15 — Joe-in Wyoming
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Being a bit dyslexic -

Being a bit dyslexic - especially concerning numbers - I can't get excited about the geeky math part. However, you could always encourage him to learn to knit because math is so important when you are doing it. LOL Still, I hope you have lots of enjoyment with Alex. Nice relations with relatives make things go sooo much easier. -- Books, knitting, cats, fountain pens...Life is Good.

Wed, 2009-07-15 09:58 — Thomasknits
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YAY geeky math stuff.

YAY geeky math stuff. Almost as good as knitting.
-Thomas

Wed, 2009-07-15 21:53 — rvicarus
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Yeah... once I figured out

Yeah... once I figured out that knitting was all binary, it all made sense to me