04.02.07

A new beginning…

Posted in Baseball, Children at 7:21 pm by Valentine

The Red Sox lost today. The great Curt Schilling losing to the lowly Royals and the much-maligned Gil Meche?!? Tobin time? Nah… It’s a long season. The Royals are a better team than recent history suggests, and baseball is too random a game to get worried in early April.

Besides, that’s not me. I still spend hours rehashing the State of the Team on the Bosox Listserv (and more hours managing my rotisserie team — aiming for a third straight pennant!), but children truly put your world in perspective. My 7 month old son P. is sleeping peacefully on my chest as I type, so how bad can things be?

I’m still not certain I understand what “Baba time” means to R. , my four-year-old son. Our exciting excursion today was a trip to the garden center to inspect their newly-arrived fruit trees. Joy of joys! We found a Bartlett Pear and a 4-in-1 cherry. “What a strange thing!” Simple pleasures suffice when you are young: a toy backhoe, a child-sized wheelbarrow, and a large hole in the front yard.

Now, R. tells me, I am old. I spend my days with children, leaving in the late afternoon to “chat” with those who desire a little extra help in math, chemistry, or introductory physics. Tutoring is good employment for a math geek who can no longer afford the time to hold a regular teaching job. I miss being part of the broader school community, but still enjoy sharing my talent and experience with those who (truly!) want to learn. I’ve mastered any mathematics kids are likely to encounter in high school, though I realize how much I’ve forgotten when I peek past first-year calculus to more advanced material.

Such is my life… I’d love to hear your thoughts on the Red Sox (or MLB in general), and I’ll happily take a stab at any math problems you dig up. In between I’ll blog on anything that crosses my plate. Hope to see you around!

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