We're not Numbers Noras, but We'll Fill Your Conversational Space

Numbers surround us, shape our memories, and often reveal our deepest connections—even for those who proudly claim to be "not Numbers Noras."

We dive into a whirlwind of topics ranging from bizarre food trends (hot dog towers, anyone?) to the safe return of astronauts Butch and Suni after their extended 286-day space adventure. Their remarkable journey, especially impressive considering they're 62 and 59 years old, leaves us contemplating what's still possible in our own futures.

Our conversation takes an unexpectedly nostalgic turn when we explore our relationships with numbers—from lucky digits (3 and 7) to childhood phone numbers we can still recite decades later. Though we both admit to counting on our fingers and avoiding restaurant bill-splitting responsibilities, we discover how numbers create meaningful touchpoints throughout our lives. Reminiscing about area codes that connect us to past homes and debating the merits of teaching math through regrouping versus borrowing, we reflect on how even math-anxious individuals find comfort in numerical patterns.

As self-proclaimed "space fillers", we recognize our natural tendency to keep conversations flowing—the perfect counterbalance to our mathematical limitations. Whether helping children with crafty math projects or appreciating when someone reframes a challenging day of endless driving as an accomplishment, we find joy in these small numerical victories.

Listen in as we celebrate the structure numbers provide while embracing our word-loving, story-telling strengths. After all, isn't life richer when we appreciate both the numbers and the narratives that connect us?

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Transcript

Welcome Back & Weather Banter

Speaker 1 0:07

Hi, thanks for joining us today. It's Nora and Nora, welcome to you and to our listeners, both new and returning, and our new listeners in the Ukraine, our new listeners in Germany and France and Japan. Yes, australia, bangladesh, we're global. The list goes on and on. I know and this is no joke people these are honest analytics that we get from our podcast platform, buzzsprout. We are now an international podcast. We are so welcome to all our international listeners.

Speaker 1 0:37

Yeah, and happy spring, happy spring. Today is the first day of spring, as evidenced by dusting of snow Two inches of snow that we got. Yeah, yesterday's weather was so bananas it was sunny and then it was cloudy. Then we had some great spring, like thunder, lightning, storm, and then we had a snowstorm. I saw a rainbow. Oh, you did.

Speaker 1 0:56

Do you make a wish when you see a rainbow? What does one do? I don't. I just feel good inside, like I don't go searching for a pot of gold, but I, I just didn't know like, and then a leprechaun showed up. I didn't know if there was like a standard practice when you see one, I don't know, or maybe it's just like a good luck thing, like, oh, that's what I was asking. No, okay, yeah, I don't know if you make a. I mean, you could make a wish. You could always stop and you always make a wish, right? Yeah, there's no limits on wishes. But hey, welcome back to reality. I am so happy. What a difference a week makes, right? Yes, I apologize, I can feel that you're my gosh. Even when I was editing it, my voice I sounded like snuffle up, I guess, like hello, I feel like I was listening to it in half speed. That's okay, because you weren't all there, because you had so many puzzle pieces of your puzzle. I just had some late nights.

Speaker 1 1:52

Oh yes, so the show went very well. I had a really lovely experience with the adults and the children that were in the play. It was darling and I always like, when I'm backstage, not that things go wrong, but that I'm able to help when things go wrong, and there were quite a few little things that happened throughout the show Little hiccups, little hiccups that I was able to get back on track, oh good. So that was good and I'm happy, happy in a way, like a big event is over. I'm not like ugh, good riddance, but I'm happy. It went well. I'm happy, happy in a way, like a big event is over. I'm not like, ugh, good riddance, but I'm happy it went well. I'm happy with how it went, so, and I'm happy to be moving on to new things. Yeah, I'm happy to have you back. I've been good.

Speaker 1 2:39

We had a low-key weekend, just sports and such, and that's about it. Yeah, all your people are healthy and around. Yes, everybody's here. Everybody is healthy, and I did a little research on taking a stab at it. I totally forgot that's okay. I couldn't find much. Okay, in fact, I couldn't find anything. Oh, boo, I mean, I found a lot of definitions, but I couldn't find where it originated. I just I did discover, though, the term take a crack at it. Oh, okay, is a baseball term like swinging. Oh, okay, and I think that is a term I prefer to taking a stab. Maybe it comes from fencing, I didn't see that, but maybe. Stab, stab. Thank you for trying.

Post-Show Relief & Butch and Sunny Return

Speaker 1 3:20

Also, welcome back to Butch and Sunny. Did you watch them return? I couldn't watch it live because I was at rehearsal, but I watched the video that Jen sent. So happy for them, so happy for them. I was surprised to see the shape of that like thing that they came back on the capsule. Yeah, that's typical. Oh well, yeah, yeah, yeah. And how you just crash land in the water like that, splash down, splash down. I am so happy for them. It went well. And what did it say Something? It's like a 17 hour shuttle flight. It's not like they can watch a movie. No, you got to be focused. Yeah, you got to be locked in Steering that ship 28. Yeah, you're going to be locked in Steering that ship 286 days.

Speaker 1 4:07

And I hadn't realized that she had been up to space before. Like, she ranks like top five time spent in space. Well, if you're going to get stuck in space, man, she's a good person to get stuck in. I didn't realize they were 62 and 59, respectively. Wow, it was older than I thought. See, yeah, I guess I. Than I thought, see, yeah, I guess. I never really thought about how old they are. No, either did I, but that's interesting. So there's still time for us. Nora, it's not too late. There's already a Nora in space. That is true, I know We've got to get them over there.

Speaker 1 4:38

I also learned that they have a 45-day post-mission recovery plan. That they. That is good to hear. I'm glad that they're not like all right, thanks for your time. Bye in the mail. Yeah, that's good, because, gosh, I can't imagine what that's like, the recovery. I wonder if it includes cocktails. I would hope they would have like a big, giant shower.

Speaker 1 5:00

Maybe they're having a hot dog tower, maybe they are. Have you heard of these? No, tell me more. You may have heard of a seafood tower, yes, perhaps. Well, you know, times are tough, nora, prices are rising and not everyone can go out for a fancy seafood dinner. But you know what? Some restaurants are offering A hot dog tower.

Speaker 1 5:20

I knew you would make that say Same. As soon as I read this article I was like yes, so it's basically hot dogs, some fries oh, I'll take the fries. Some places, jazz it up, couple corn dogs in there and then like all the accoutrement and toppings Right up your alley. I do love hot dogs, but here's the thing no, I meant accoutrements and toppings, oh, the accoutrements. You what? No, I meant accoutrements of topping, oh, accoutrements. You eat a naked dog. I do a naked dog, and the thing is, I like a hot dog. I'm not going to go and have three hot dogs. Funny, you bring that up. So we don't need a tower, because today's hot dog day at school it is. And John asked if he could have a dollar for a second hot dog and I said no, those things have so many chemicals and one chemical dog is enough. Bring some snacks. And then I said, okay, fine, here, okay, yeah, uh, he's like, fine, I'll just ask a friend for a dollar.

Speaker 1 6:12

Where do you ever order hot dogs, or do you make them, or what I do? I get turkey, oscar meyer, turkey hot dogs and then I haven't had them in a while. But rose likes to eat them too, and I'll have them for lunch every once in a while. And then on the grill no, I boil it. You boil oh, al does not like that A pot of boiling dogs, but he fries them on a frying pan which smells really bad. Oh, I know I like hot dogs, you do, okay.

Hot Dog Towers & Pizza Charcuterie

Speaker 1 6:36

When we were kids I had a friend who would make hot and then put a piece of Velveeta cheese on the bread and then wrap the white bread around it Cheese dog Kind of. Yeah, I know, times are tough and seafood is expensive. The same kind of goes for the charcuterie board. Oh, pizza has come out with one. Oh, really, for $25, you can get a board equivalent to two medium pizzas, eight wings and dipping sticks. So what's on it? Wings, dipping sticks. This is a sampler. That's an appetizer sampler, pizza Hut. Don't call this a charcuterie board, pizza Hut. This is an appetizer sampler. This is marketing, yes, but I love that.

Speaker 1 7:22

The rep said stacking crackers is cute, but stacking pizza slices, that's a power move. Oh, so there's pizza on it. Yeah, two medium pizzas, oh, stacked Well, like arranged. Oh, okay, interesting. Are you going to go try it? No, well, I'd rather have that than the dog tower. I don't think it's a dog tower. I don't think it's a dog tower. I don't think I've had Pizza Hut since my book it days. When's the last time you've had Pizza Hut? My math teacher was a Pizza Hut delivery man. Oh, bless him. That has nothing to do with the last time I ate it. Did he ever deliver your pizza? No, we ordered Domino's 9-5-1-3700. You remember that? Yeah, they also.

Speaker 1 8:06

Have you heard that the bullet bras are back Pack and heat? What Good, I've been looking for one of those. Have you been looking for a bullet bra? They're like the pointy, like 1950s, 40s, 50s style, like a funnel, like the pointy bras. Why, I don't know. Maybe some designers it's mostly Prada is trying to bring it back. But there are people it's like a subset of people who are very into vintage lingerie. No, which is kind of gross to me, because you're buying secondhand underwear, bras, but on the runway Are there secondhand lingerie shops, mm-hmm.

Speaker 1 8:50

Could you imagine bringing in your lingerie and then being like first of all, I don't have any lingerie Fair. I have underwear and bras. Oh, I have Spanx too. But could you imagine how ashamed you would be if they didn't want you? They're like ugh Also.

Speaker 1 9:11

Well, I would say I would imagine the manufacturing of underwear and undergarments has changed dramatically in the last 70 years 70? Like from the 50s to now. Oh sure, yes, you know. Like now you buy like five pairs of underpants for $25. Yes, and they are not made to last. But I would imagine things made out of more natural fibers and lace and whatever, probably either last longer or better quality. I would imagine they are, yes, of better quality, but I still don't want somebody's old undies. But you can get brand new pointy bras if you really want to. You know, fill out that product. Not at Pata. I can't, no, I can't.

Bullet Bras & Birthday Movies

Speaker 1 9:59

Could you imagine if I showed up with like super pointy bras? Would you see me? I'd be like that Nora Taylor man. She's so on trend, she's on point, she's on point, I just. But now, ever since I read the article, I've been like looking around, looking down, I want to see if anyone in the suburbs is wearing a pointy bra. No one, no one. I wonder what kind of like engineering goes into that. I wonder if it's uncomfortable, I would imagine, or if it could hurt someone, poke someone's eye out. Maybe it's a power move, like shoulder pads, and a pointy bra, like she, means business. It's a business bra, all right, so I guess we're not wearing bullet bras to get a hot dog tower. Nope, we're staying in in order where my spring break plans, nora.

Speaker 1 10:54

Um, speaking of movies, are we even talking about? Yeah, no, not. Let me try again. Um, there's also another trend and it involves the top movie the week of your 10th birthday. Oh, so they are saying that the movie that was number one, okay, the week of your 10th birthday will predict your 2025. Who's saying this? Them them, but it's the worst trend ever. We don't need to talk about it.

Speaker 1 11:25

What was your movie? It's not important? Oh, yes, it is. It was bad. It was Friday the 13th? Oh, no, but we don't need to talk about yours either. Why, what is it? Well, yours is actually better. Ordinary People, no, 1980. 10th birthday would be 19. My 10th birthday was 1990. Well, the show I put in our birth years, 10th birthday, right? Oh God, okay, we're back. We have to take a pause. Listen, I'm not a numbers, nora. So, as it turns out, this trend is awesome, this trend for you. Mine is not so great. My movie actually isn't Friday the 13th, which I'm glad, for you Same, it's Kindergarten Cop. Mine is also an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, but not as great because mine is total recall. What is that about? But not as great because mine is total recall. What is that about?

Speaker 1 12:26

It's about a bored construction worker in the year 2084 who dreams of visiting the colonized Mars. He visits Recall, a company that plants false memories into people's brains. What? In order to experience the thrill of Mars without having to travel there. And then he discovers his entire life is actually a false memory and that the people who implanted it in his head now want him dead. No thanks, that doesn't sound great for me. My whole life has been a lie. Or I'm going to Mars. Well, kindergarten cop, that's exciting. You're either going to be an undercover cop or a kindergartner and I've already done that the teacher crap.

Speaker 1 13:04

Isn't it funny that they both have Arnold Schwarzenegger. Well, he was big in the 90s. Oh, right, yeah, yeah, that would be the thing. Yeah, that's kind of his heyday, so that kind of makes sense. That's so interesting.

Speaker 1 13:14

Now I kind of want to look up other people's Total recall. I've never even seen it. Oh, don't knock it till you try it. Have you seen it? No, oh, I've seen Kindergarten Cop though. Okay, that one's good, all right, well, it's cute.

Speaker 1 13:29

You know what else they're bringing back from the 90s? Tell me Going to meet people at the gate at the airport. You always do that, though don't board Well, I mean, that's a nice thing and go with people to the gate. No, no, no, because they were saying some airports now have such like cool, trendy restaurants that people are also like I would like to go to this restaurant, but I don't want to have to get on a flight to go. So there's two reasons for it. Okay, like I don't even like when Mike flies to Phoenix, I just drop him off on the curb, I don't even walk him in. I'll try to go in when I'm picking people up, cause sometimes I'm like I'm either sitting in my car or I'm sitting in the airport. That's nice of you. Yeah, you're nice, nora.

Speaker 1 14:20

I remember how fun that was, and I also remember I think the last time I had someone go with me to the gate was when I went to study abroad, because my parents brought me to the airport and I was so grateful to have them at the gate with me. Oh, you were, because I was leaving for Europe for four months and I remember there were other kids who had like the program tags on their bags, but it was like I don't know who to talk to or like what to do. So I was so happy to have my mom. Were you also there? Because didn't you have to unload some shoes? Oh boy, yeah, yeah, that was a check-in. Okay, that was tricky business. I was also grateful for my dad that time.

Speaker 1 15:00

Can I talk about a podcast that I really love besides ours? Yes, amy Poehler has a new podcast, okay, and it is awesome. There's only two episodes. It's called Good Hang. I've listened to the first two episodes already. The first one was with Tina Fey and then Martin Short. It reminds me of our podcast in the sense of how she wants people to feel about it, just to chat and to like have a laugh and just you know something to listen to while you fold laundry or pick up your kids or just relax.

Speaker 1 15:26

Does she have a different guest on each show or does she have a co-host? Yes, so she has one guest, but then before she talks to them, she brings three of the guest friends on and is like what should I ask them about? What should we talk about or do you have any questions I should ask them? That's great. And then when she's talking to the person, she brings it up.

Speaker 1 15:45

But she and Martin Short were talking about talking and how Martin Short and Steve Martin are kind of comedy partners and Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are comedy partners and they were saying everyone's afraid of Tina Fey and Steve Martin. But they're like how come people aren't afraid of us Because we talk? She goes, tina and Steve Martin will be quiet and listen and it's that quiet kind of stillness that makes people like, oh, wow, they mean business and they're serious. It's like Amy and Martin Short are talkers and hey, how are you? She's like and we fill the space. So no one is, you know, intimidated by us because we fill all the space and are trying to make people feel comfortable.

Speaker 1 16:28

You and I are you and I are both space fillers 100 and so I was like, oh, I have something in common with amy poehler. She's oh, um, but don't you feel like we help people by filling the space? I think so all the time. But then sometimes I'm like, oh, I should just stop talking. But if you stopped talking, what would that other person do? I don't know, probably not start talking, which is why you were talking to begin with. Right, because if they would do the talking, you wouldn't have to. Or if they would just reciprocate the conversation or ask me a question. Yeah, yeah, I hear you. My nonverbal listening skills are very good. Oh, wow, no way, get out of here. Wow, I never thought about that.

Lucky Numbers & Phone Memories

Speaker 1 17:18

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Speaker 1 18:19

Okay, so this week it's going to surprise a lot of people, my dad probably, most of all, talking about numbers, you, me, and numbers Buckle up. Do you have a lucky number? I do. What is your lucky number? My lucky number is three. Okay, it was the lane I ran in in track in high school, okay, and I don't know? Okay, do you? I don't know if it's lucky or not, but I like the number seven, which is, I feel, kind of stereotypical. That's kind of like a lucky seven. But I do like the number seven and 15, which is my birthday. That's great, which is funny, because my birthday is not lucky, oh right, but I do like the number 15. Okay, it's a nice round number.

Speaker 1 19:05

Yeah, I'm not a big fan of odd numbers, which, when my oldest was born I was concerned about oh, because you were three people, because his due date was the 19th and I didn't want him to have an odd number birthday. Oh, just because you don't like, I just don't love, I just did. I didn't like january 19th, that just like, didn't feel right. But he was born on his due date and now it's oh, no, the 19th. That's what I was like, wait, no, he's not, and it fits because it's 1, 1909, oh so. And aiden's 8, 19, that funny, yeah.

Speaker 1 19:40

But I really put a lot of thought into that with my other kids, because they were all C-sections, all four of them. Oh, so you got to pick the date. And so you got to pick the date, yeah, are they evens? No, because my birthday falls on the 30th of April, right, and I didn't want to have, I didn't want my birthday to come first, right, so I went with the 27th, so I could have a little breathing room in between, like growing. 27th of April, april. So my second in line is April 27th. They brought me a birthday cake in the hospital, which was nice. Oh, that was serious. And then my Catherine Grace shares a birthday with Mac because it was the first available day, oh, okay, and John is the 18th because it was the first available day, oh, okay.

Speaker 1 20:23

Yeah, I would think that's a lot of pressure, having to pick when you're going to have your birthday, like your baby's birthday. I never was able to pick Kevin. I was almost induced for and I was excited because if that would have worked, he would have been 12, 13, 14. Oh, that would have been a cool birthday. What is he? He's 12, 11, 14. Oh, okay, and I always forget the 11. What do you say instead, 13. I'm like willing it to happen. But I get really excited when I see numbers that are like line up. Like if I look at the clock and it's 915 because that's my birthday, oh yeah. Or if, like, when I'm driving and the speedometer is all the same number, I look at that too.

Speaker 1 21:03

Do you ever play the game where you don't look at the clock and try to guess what time it is? I do, you do. I love that game. Alan and I used to play that with his blood sugar too, like when he would do finger pokes. He'd be like do you want to guess what my blood sugar is? I'm like, okay, I love that game. Low stakes guessing I like that a lot Turns out. I'm pretty good, I'll do it in the middle of the night too, you have. Oh, I love when you wake up and you're like, oh my God, I'm going to have to get up soon. And then you roll over, you're like, oh my God, it's three in the morning. Yes, I can go back to bed. Yes, I love that too. So numbers can provide some comfort, they can.

Speaker 1 21:36

What about throwback, like your old childhood phone number? I can. Well, my parents' house is still the same. So that's been the same since 1989. So I do know, that's cool. Yeah, but then our Pennsylvania phone number I still remember too 513-941-918883. There we go. But I don't remember the California phone number, but I remember all the addresses you do. How about you? I do? Yeah, I remember my childhood phone number, and then my two Arizona phone numbers. And the number in Long Beach is still the same. Oh, that's nice.

Speaker 1 22:16

But I like to pick my phone number like for cell phones. I wanted to have the prefix and then N-O-R-A, the prefix and then N-O-R-A, but I didn't get it. That's cool. My parents' phone number the last four digits spells out kiss. Not on purpose, it just or lips. Oh, lips, lips, or kiss. So that was a spicy phone number to have growing up. My last four digits look like a business oh, because you're 00? But see, this is weird. I don't know what your phone number is because of cell phones. You have a 219 in your number. Yes, I do. Yeah, but I miss knowing people's phone numbers.

Speaker 1 22:59

Do you dial anybody's number? No, I don't, well, on my cell phone. Yeah, no, I never do. Oh, whose do you dial? Actually, I wrote down who I dial my mom, my dad, ryan, my brother, mac and Jen. So you don't go into your car.

Speaker 1 23:15

See, my parents are in my favorites. I didn't know what favorites are. You can put a star. So look at here, in my favorites are my parents, my siblings, al and my kids. Oh, favorites are my parents, my siblings, al and my kids. Oh, right here, favorites. Yeah, who's in your favorites? What the heck? I didn't ever put any in. You have no favorites. I didn't know that was a thing. Yeah, so that's probably why I don't dial them. If I didn't have favorites, I probably would dial them. Yeah, who knew how about it? Because I feel to think I was making personal calls and when I lived in London I had to use a calling card so I couldn't use numbers stored in my phone. But I don't know Aiden or Rory's phone number by heart.

Not Numbers Norahs & Highs and Lows

Speaker 1 23:57

Do you know your kids' phone numbers? No, I would have to look and I'm mad at myself. I'm like I should really know. I know, and I've thought that before too, and there are times where I'm like I'm going to memorize this Same. I know the area code. You got gross. See, I do. They do have different area codes. I think that is a bummer. That's one of the bummer things about cell phones. I actually have my password for my phone is the first six digits of my phone number, so that my kids would learn what my phone number was. You have six digits in your passcode, in my passcode, and I did that on purpose so that they would learn it. Oh, that was a good idea. So the area code in the first three numbers, so they always knew the first six and then they just had to memorize the last four. That was a good idea.

Speaker 1 24:40

How long have you had your phone number Since senior year of going into senior year of college? Isn't that so cool? Which is why I have an Ohio phone number and it throws people off Because they're always like I don't know anyone in Dayton. Yes, I got this number right when I graduated. Okay, al, when we moved to London he got rid of his cell phone. I kept mine because I thought, you know, one of us shouldn't have a cell phone when we go back to the US and then he would use it like if I wasn't there and he had a work phone, whatever. But I'm glad that I saved my date and phone number. I think it's nice.

Speaker 1 25:15

I bet when people call, when you call people that know that area code, they probably get excited to hear from you. A guy that I just worked with at Fenwick. He was like wait, which person has an Ohio cell phone? Because he went to Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. So yeah, there are certain people who get excited to see it. But most people don't answer when I call. So then I have to text and say it's me, it's me, I'm calling you, it's not spam. I wonder when I call new people if it says possible spam. No, I don't think so. How do you get classified as spam? Maybe you do spammy stuff, I don't know. Do you try to sell things when you call people? No, do you try and sell insurance to people.

Speaker 1 25:59

We joke on the podcast that we are not numbers. We joke oh, yes, we joke about not being numbers, nora. Do you think you have always not been a numbers, norah, from growing up? Yes, always, always, I've always been terrible at math, even when I taught middle school math Some things you say.

Speaker 1 26:20

Teaching it, though, helps you to learn it, because I would have to sit at my kitchen table and my brother and Ryan would sit and dissect the lesson with me so I could understand it. Oh, that's really nice, and I still count on my fingers. I kind of count on my fingers too. I have to say I know there was a lot of like new math and a lot of people who don't like Common Core. I have learned so much from my kids going through kindergarten, first grade, second grade math. I feel like I'm better at math because I've learned it through them, because we would say, borrowing, remember. But now they're regrouping, which makes so much more sense that you have regrouped the number. You're not borrowing anything, you're just tens and ones. Like I knew, tens place, ones place hundreds place, but I don't think it really clicked in my brain Like, oh yeah, 30 is three tens or like 35.

Speaker 1 27:10

Did you ever use those like manipulatives in math? Like not. When I was growing up you didn't. No. Like the sticks no. And those like pieces no, it was very much just memorizing, like times tables and just fast. And then I get yelled at for using your fingers. But you know, the thing with your fingers is that you always have them, you're always gonna have them, I mean, unless something tragic happens to a thumb, and Rose will be like can I use my fingers? I'm like go for it. Yeah, because they now they teach them to count up and I was like and make tick marks, I'm like that's using your fingers. That's the same thing as just making a mess on your paper. But like the whole thing of counting up or like using a distribution, like regrouping it all. It has helped my math skills so much.

Speaker 1 27:57

Thankfully I don't have to use too many math skills these days, right, but even just quick counting and what I like, yeah, but like when I'm out with people and a bill needs to be split, no, I am like please, no, I know, just tell me how much money I owe. I don't want to be responsible for that. That makes me nervous. Same, and I'm grateful to have a husband who is a numbers person and a financial brain, because I really have just turned that whole part of my brain off Because I know I have someone else who is doing that. We are a terrible combination, me and you. Yes, yes, because both of us are like you want to talk to somebody, though we got you. Yes, yeah, happy to fill the space. Space fillers we are. If you need errands run or ideas problem solving, we're your gals. We're yes, girls Not. Or ideas problem solving, we're your gals, we're yes, girls, not.

Speaker 1 28:48

Numbers norahs, not numbers norahs. I love my word games. There are math games available and I choose not to do it. Oh, that sounds torturous. I just don't even want to get better at it. No, thanks, I really don't care. No, I have other strengths. Yeah, and somebody else can do those word problems. They're not for me.

Speaker 1 29:04

But then I did read an article about math and how some people, like some people, are just innately better at numbers and that some of it is because they've learned inefficient ways of doing math, which I feel like is partly me. But then some people have a larger hippocampus and they're better at memorizing and that makes you better at math. Oh well, it's totally not my fault then, because my hippocampus is. I have such a slender, I have a really skinny hippocampus, my hippocampus looks fat. It's because I'm good at math.

Speaker 1 29:37

So I also think when I'm learning, I like a narrative, I like a story. I think that's why I like history so much. But math it's so black and white, it's so to me like there's no juje. That's why I like to teach it. There's no story. Yes, if I know what I'm doing and like a story, yeah. So, and there's not a lot of story problems in math? Oh, no, thank you.

Speaker 1 30:02

I'm digressing and I'm kind of going off topic, but Rose's word problems are like Descartes went to the store. Oh, descartes, yeah. And then it was like and spoke to Newton. I was like, come on, no, he didn't. Just because Rose is like, who's Descartes? I'm like he's a philosopher and a mathematician from the 1800s, or like 1500s, 1600s, yowza, no thanks. Anyways, just use Bill, jane, jack, nora. So thank goodness for numbers, but in small doses. For me, yeah, unless they're in our bank account, very large doses.

Speaker 1 30:40

Let's launch into highs and lows. Let's do it. Alright. Where are you at?

Speaker 1 30:42

My low is that I'm almost recovered from being tired, but I've been having some warrior dreams. I won't get into them, well, but I've had really like murder dreams. I've had my children were taken away from me dreams. And then, uh, last night I had another weird dream that now I just forgot. I think that has to do with stress. Yes, maybe I don't know. Oh, I did dream that I was going to nyu for college but they wouldn't let me move into the dorm and I was somewhere else, and then I was like, never mind, I don't want to go here anyway. Oh, it was like so weird. You showed them yeah, take that Bye. Yeah, it was bananas. Weird dreams. I don't like these weird dreams. You, the snow, the snow.

Speaker 1 31:29

I was so excited for that warm stretch we had last week, it was nice, and today's the first day of spring and I don't have great winter clothes, so I was looking forward to. Meanwhile I was like, oh, one more day of sweaters, of course. Yes, what about your high? My high was that yesterday I had to do all the driving for all four of my unlicensed children, and all four of them are in sports, and then they typically have something else in addition. So I was in the car from like three o'clock to eight, thirty. And my youngest said to me you should feel happy and proud of yourself because you did this all by yourself. And I thought, way to reframe that, yes, you should be proud of yourself. I should be happy and proud that I did so. Yeah, that's pretty awesome. Well, I don't know if it's really awesome, but he found the silver lining. That's a really lovely thing. I was happy for his perspective. Yeah, yeah, I was happy for his perspective.

Speaker 1 32:29

My high is Aiden. This sounds really stupid. He let me help him with his math project. I like talking to my kids about their homework and their assignments and kind of spitballing and trying to help them with it, and he usually would always let me kind of collaborate with him. I wouldn't do it for him, but just kind of talk it out and help if I could. And in high school he has totally shut me out of these things, which I don't think is bad. But I miss talking to him about it because I don't know what he's doing in school and he was telling me about this math project and he was like I'm just going to do this and I was like, well, you know, if you try it this way, you might get a better grade that could help. And he was like oh, you think we could do something. And we worked on it together. You did, and it was really nice.

Speaker 1 33:16

A math project. It turned out really well. It did Because it was like a crafty math project. That makes more sense. It turned out really cute. He did all the work. I just did all the crickety crafting, cutting out. It really was a group project. He was proud of it and it was nice to work on something together. And I was just like you know I'm happy to help you work on things. It felt good and I'm sure he'll come back for more because I'm sure you'll knock it out of the park. Why don't you take a stab at it? See you next week. Bye.