I haven’t posted in a few months, so I’m posting now to indicate that I’m still here, I just haven’t posted in a few months. That is all.
Author: Clio
Fractious Fractions
Before I go any further, I want to make it clear that the audience for this is people fairly comfortable for mathematics, particularly teachers. I’ll be heading into woods that will likely disorient many students and others who struggle with mathematics. That said, if you want to challenge your thinking, please read on. Earlier today,…
Into the Cornfield
As a child, I convinced myself… … that I’d only be noticed if I exploded. In the Twilight Zone “It’s a Good Life”, Billy Mumy plays Anthony, a little boy who holds a small town in thrall because of his ability to destroy anything at his whim. If you upset him, the best you can…
How Soon Is Now?
This is an unorganized trauma dump. Read or skip, your choice, but don’t blame me if you read it and don’t like the dumping. The physical form containing my mother stopped functioning on December 8, 2024. I struggle with making and maintaining friends. It’s easy for me to insist that’s because of my Autism, but…
Roman Re-enacting: Malden 2025
We used to go to two Roman Re-enactment events a year, but lapses at the sites paused that. This year, we went to Fort Malden in Amherstburg, Ontario, for the first time in about nine years. Here are some photos.
Monty Python’s Worst Joke
Or: An Exegesis on The Book of Loretta “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” excelled at generally absurdist, often surreal comedy. In comedy terms, it rarely “punched down”: Common real world targets included the rich, the pompously religious, and middle class housewives that can’t mind their own business. For the housewives, because the troupe was all men…
Dream: Limerick
First, a limerick: There was a young man from NantucketWho, throwing his watch in a bucket,Said with chagrin,“It’s broken again,If it hadn’t been stolen, I’d chuck it!” Now, the context: I was dreaming that I was taking a high school Algebra class. I wasn’t paying much attention because, hi, I teach high school Algebra, why…
Self-Realized Autism
Yesterday I left an Autism community because of gatekeeping. I was already on the verge of leaving anyway: I hadn’t made any posts, and the posts and comments seemed consistently toxic and unfocused. But the “Yeah, no, bye” moment was when someone posted about self-diagnosis and they got dogpiled about how invalid that is. Once…
Gender Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey
Yesterday I was watching a TikTok when I heard something a bit odd that touched on something I’ve been struggling with. In the video, Sunn m’Cheaux refers to language such as “people” as being non-binary; the standard term is “gender neutral”, but that touched on a puzzle my brain’s been working on for a while….
The Bravest Dachshund
When I was nine years old, I wrote a story called “The Bravest Dachshund”. I don’t remember if this was a class project or something I decided to do on my own. I also have two older stories, things I wrote in my copy of “My Book About Me” (by Dr. Seuss, more or less)….