Cheesesticks and Stuffed Crust Pepperoni Lover's Pizza...

Yes, that's right, on Saturday Ben and Cody and I went to Pizza Hut. My first pizza since that fateful night when I spent the night in the emergency room in Farmington.

I don't remember if I've mentioned it here, but one of the common side effects of having your gallbladder removed is that if you eat a lot of fatty foods all at once, you're likely to have *ahem* diarrhea. :P

So, it's been almost two weeks since my surgery, and I haven't had a single problem that way, so I decided it was time to push the limits and see what happened.

I'm pleased to say that I had absolutely no side effects from my evening of fat-splurging!

On another subject, if you want to try out a new version of a game I created about ten years ago, visit this link: Zero Gravity Connect Four. You'll need someone to join you in playing this game, because it's a two player game!

Please drop a note here if you try it, and let me know whether it works well for you.

This weekend I'll be heading to Orrington, to speak at the Orrington Center Church. I always enjoy going up there; it's such a nice group of folks there at the church.

Another Task Finished!

Well, I just finished up a series of fifteen new Brainfood Puzzles. This is enough to make it through the remainder of 2007.

The first of the new puzzles will appear tomorrow morning (Sept 1, 2007), and will appear at a rate of one-per-week, with a short break at Thanksgiving, and another short break at Christmas.

Feel free to stop in each week to try to solve the puzzles (and if you want, create a membership account and submit your solutions to be graded!)

Another Picture Of Dr. Jonas

Dorothy just emailed me picture she took of me and Dr. Jonas this summer. This one gives you a little closer look at his face.



I'm at my parents' house right now - they're going away for a few days, and I'm house sitting for them. So, I'm pretty much spending the whole week here. :)

I just got a really nice email from a fellow named Francisco who lives in Portugal. He absolutely LOVED my Treasure Hunt at The Problem Site. He also solved it, which is quite amazing, because even for people whose first language is English, this is a diabolically difficult puzzle.

Pretzels - The Mathematical Snack!

I never used to be a fan of pretzels. That has changed, for two reasons. First, because it's a low fat snack, so I can eat it while I'm on my low-fat diet, waiting to have my gallbladder removed (I have a one-pound bag of fat free pretzels...mmm mmm!)

The other reason is that pretzels are a very mathematical snack. I kid you not.

I'll show you, in just a moment, why I say that. When you see what I mean, you're going to roll your eyes and say..."Doug has way too much time on his hands."

Just remember, I'm on vacation right now (sort of) and I'm relaxing after six weeks of camp ministry. If I want to kill some time doing stupid things...

I have a right to be stupid! :D

I think I'm also going to post this as one of the Easter Egg Pages at The Problem Site.

Okay, now are you ready to know why I say that Pretzels are a mathematical snack?



Brace yourself.



Prepare to be astounded and amazed.



Or at least to roll your eyes and shake your head in disgust.



Here it is...