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If I only learned one thing from Dr. Schmidt, it was this simple axiom: “Until you understand the problem, you cannot arrive at a solution.” Of course, Schmidt was speaking of Calculus. However, the saying is as true for society as it is for mathematics. Case in point. After every tragedy, we stampede to our appointed corners. There, safely ensconced with the like-minded, we scream at those with whom we disagree. The nightly news degenerates into argument and insult –…..
Before I retired, an unwanted visitor oft frequented my chambers. He arrived in the wee hours and woke me from my slumbers. Thankfully, these visits were rare, but just who was this nocturnal guest? Perhaps the ghost of Christmas past? No, my specter was sadly mundane – “’twas work what roiled me dreams.” Jarred rudely awake, my heart raced as I blinked away the last vestiges of my sleep. I would then find my brain already engaged on a nagging…..