Miscellaneous Writings

Essays

Jake's Cookies. For those who prefer a more authoritarian recipe style, an alternative version of this recipe has been prepared.
Popcorn recipe.
Vegan cinnamon oatmeal raisin cookies. These were so good that I will probably use a variation on this recipe in the future when I make oatmeal cookies, even though I am not myself vegan.

A math joke.
An unconvincing proof that 1=.999....
A proof that all equations of the form:
1⋅9 + 2 = 11
12⋅9 + 3 = 111
123⋅9 + 4 = 1111
1234⋅9 + 5 = 11111
12345⋅9 + 6 = 111111
123456⋅9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567⋅9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678⋅9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789⋅9 + 10 = 1111111111
are true.
A convoluted proof that if you have a deck of cards and shuffle them, the probability that any of the cards is in the same position as before approaches 1/e as the number of cards approaches infinity.

3 Jun 1997--reasons not to have children.
8 Jul 1994--least popular video games
21 Sep 1992--signs you're a geek
16 Sep 1992--things you don't want said in an operating room when you're the patient