Indecisijigs

Let me start this entry by acknowledging that this is my second blog post of the weekend.  Ever since I created this blog two months ago, I’ve tried to post on here at least once a week, although I am not willing to actually commit to that frequency.  Recently, I went a whole two weeks without posting, so I thought I would make up for it here by offering a 2 for 1 weekend – two blog entries for the price of one!  Yes, that statement is technically correct, since reading this blog is free, and since 2 x 0 = 0.

Now that I have that out of the way, I would like to take this opportunity to talk about something that has been on my mind for a long time that I would like for us to eradicate – the indecisijig.  For those of you who are not familiar with the term, an indecisijig is the inadvertent dance two people sometimes perform when approaching each other.  This occurs when both people try to sidestep the other to avoid a collision, yet end up moving in the same direction at the same time.  Both of them might even react to this by simultaneously moving the other direction as well.  This can lead to an awkward moment as they briefly try to figure out how to walk past each other.  Personally, I find these annoying, and I thought I would use my platform here to try to put a stop to them.

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Days of the Week

A few months ago, I was talking with a co-worker in the office (back when we were actually working in the office), and it somehow came up in conversation that another person’s date of birth was September 6, 1995.  My immediate reaction, without even thinking, was to muse out loud, “Huh, a Wednesday.”  She looked at me rather strangely and asked, “Are you serious?”  A quick google search confirmed that September 6, 1995 was indeed a Wednesday.  Her next question to me was, “How did you know that?”

I get asked that question every so often, but I never know how to respond.  I answered her the same way I answer every other time.  “Um, it’s just something I can do.  I can tell you the day of the week for any date.  Within reason.”  I never know how to explain it though.  This invariably leads to further questions, quizzing me on the day of the week for other dates as well.  She asked me her birthdate, November 12, 1996, and after a few seconds, I told her it was a Tuesday.  Correct.

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My Coronavirus Post

I said I wasn’t going to do it. We all got tired of hearing about coronavirus a long time ago, so I decided from the very beginning that I wasn’t going to pile on by dedicating an entire post this topic. Yes, our current pandemic did help inspire me to start this blog in the first place. Yes, I have posted a couple of song parodies with an overall theme resulting from our current coronavirus culture. But I have told myself this entire time that since everyone, including me, is beyond tired of hearing about coronavirus, I would absolutely not do a post about coronavirus.

With that said, here is my post about coronavirus.

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Easter

Happy Easter!  Welcome to my second blog post!  Now I’m an old pro at this thing.  I’m still working on a few ideas for some future posts, but since today is Easter, I’m dedicating this one to Easter.

This year, Easter might have a different feel to it, due to our current social distancing guidelines.  If you are used to attending Easter church services, I’m guessing that’s not happening for you this year, at least not in the traditional sense.  Other events may be cancelled as well, like family gatherings or Easter egg hunts.  You may have questions on your mind, like how you are going to celebrate this Easter and how this year will compare to previous years.  I’m sure we all have other questions in our minds as well, like when we can live our lives normally again and how much toilet paper we have left.  But a big question I know is on everyone’s mind is this: Why does the date of Easter fluctuate so much from year to year?

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My First Blog Post

Hi everybody!

First of all, I hope you read the above greeting with the voice of Dr. Nick from the Simpsons in your head.  Secondly, I’m Ryan, and I’d like to welcome you to my very first blog post!  I hope this finds you well.

I’d like to introduce what this is all about.  Due to recent events (or non-events, if you prefer, due to current social distancing), I have recently been inspired to start a blog.  Some people might think that a bit odd, considering my relative lack of social media presence, as well as the fact that I’m an introvert who is not at all a public person by nature.  I’m not even a writer – my degree is in math, not English.  But for some reason, I have felt a desire to get some thoughts out there.  Maybe it’s to get my creative juices flowing.  Maybe it’s because this is simply something to do during this time while everyone is staying indoors.  Perhaps this has some deeper meaning, so that something I write will help inspire, encourage, and bless others, especially during a difficult time for many people right now.  Or perhaps it will at least serve the purpose of entertaining and amusing people for a few minutes.  Perhaps this will get billions of views and change the world.  (I don’t expect that to happen, but you never know.)  Or perhaps nobody reads this and I’m just doing this for my own personal amusement.  Even if that’s the case, I understand that there’s at least something to be said for putting your thoughts to pen and paper (or the modern technological version of pen and paper anyway), so I will give this a go.

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