Carl
@mathowitz.bsky.social
Former HS Math teacher looking for my next role. I write about math, education, music, food, parenting, travel, tinkering... all with a side of snarkiness, sarcasm and self-deprecation.
I have been 1 of 2 independent contractors for a curriculum company for the past yr+.
Most of my work was for a Sr curriculum specialist but recently have been doing more work for their boss (the curriculum manager).
I was asked to do tasks by both & was trying to figure out which to prioritize...
Most of my work was for a Sr curriculum specialist but recently have been doing more work for their boss (the curriculum manager).
I was asked to do tasks by both & was trying to figure out which to prioritize...
January 21, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I have been 1 of 2 independent contractors for a curriculum company for the past yr+.
Most of my work was for a Sr curriculum specialist but recently have been doing more work for their boss (the curriculum manager).
I was asked to do tasks by both & was trying to figure out which to prioritize...
Most of my work was for a Sr curriculum specialist but recently have been doing more work for their boss (the curriculum manager).
I was asked to do tasks by both & was trying to figure out which to prioritize...
My former workwife left to teach at a boarding school- it's definitely an all encompassing life experience. She wasn't a huge fan but did allow them to save a fair amount of $$.
This one is in Aspen. Which is GORGEOUS but also ridiculous touristy & insanely expensive (I say this having lived in SF)
This one is in Aspen. Which is GORGEOUS but also ridiculous touristy & insanely expensive (I say this having lived in SF)
January 21, 2026 at 7:35 PM
My former workwife left to teach at a boarding school- it's definitely an all encompassing life experience. She wasn't a huge fan but did allow them to save a fair amount of $$.
This one is in Aspen. Which is GORGEOUS but also ridiculous touristy & insanely expensive (I say this having lived in SF)
This one is in Aspen. Which is GORGEOUS but also ridiculous touristy & insanely expensive (I say this having lived in SF)
In 1916, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the USA, with the colony becoming the US Virgin Islands.
In this transaction
1) the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over Greenland
2) one of the islands invovled would eventually be bought by a certain wealthy pedophile
In this transaction
1) the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over Greenland
2) one of the islands invovled would eventually be bought by a certain wealthy pedophile
January 20, 2026 at 10:38 PM
In 1916, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the USA, with the colony becoming the US Virgin Islands.
In this transaction
1) the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over Greenland
2) one of the islands invovled would eventually be bought by a certain wealthy pedophile
In this transaction
1) the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over Greenland
2) one of the islands invovled would eventually be bought by a certain wealthy pedophile
Im pre-coffee... But really want to trust @desmos.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Im pre-coffee... But really want to trust @desmos.com
Stills don't tell the whole story.
January 19, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Stills don't tell the whole story.
Curious who experienced/remembers these...
January 17, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Curious who experienced/remembers these...
82 years ago.
A 14 year old girl, in hiding, wrote this in her in her diary.
A 14 year old girl, in hiding, wrote this in her in her diary.
January 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM
82 years ago.
A 14 year old girl, in hiding, wrote this in her in her diary.
A 14 year old girl, in hiding, wrote this in her in her diary.
Day in the life.
Homemade dinner (smoked chicken shawarma).
Kiddo was frustrated with mixed number subtraction so we did some practice with that (I just said "I don't like mixed numbers..." and he was off and running)
Random games (not show, we settled on Hold Em and a daddy whiskey)
Homemade dinner (smoked chicken shawarma).
Kiddo was frustrated with mixed number subtraction so we did some practice with that (I just said "I don't like mixed numbers..." and he was off and running)
Random games (not show, we settled on Hold Em and a daddy whiskey)
January 16, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Day in the life.
Homemade dinner (smoked chicken shawarma).
Kiddo was frustrated with mixed number subtraction so we did some practice with that (I just said "I don't like mixed numbers..." and he was off and running)
Random games (not show, we settled on Hold Em and a daddy whiskey)
Homemade dinner (smoked chicken shawarma).
Kiddo was frustrated with mixed number subtraction so we did some practice with that (I just said "I don't like mixed numbers..." and he was off and running)
Random games (not show, we settled on Hold Em and a daddy whiskey)
Purty.
I might have a problem... although to be fair, I do use them all.
I have somebody who is supposed to buy the one on the right and another smaller one one this weekend.
I might have a problem... although to be fair, I do use them all.
I have somebody who is supposed to buy the one on the right and another smaller one one this weekend.
January 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Purty.
I might have a problem... although to be fair, I do use them all.
I have somebody who is supposed to buy the one on the right and another smaller one one this weekend.
I might have a problem... although to be fair, I do use them all.
I have somebody who is supposed to buy the one on the right and another smaller one one this weekend.
Before, with my new (to me) knife, that cost more than the smoker.
The knife wasn't cheap, but mainly bc the smoker was a ridiculous deal.
The knife wasn't cheap, but mainly bc the smoker was a ridiculous deal.
January 15, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Before, with my new (to me) knife, that cost more than the smoker.
The knife wasn't cheap, but mainly bc the smoker was a ridiculous deal.
The knife wasn't cheap, but mainly bc the smoker was a ridiculous deal.
I got a new-to-me smoker that has wifi and an app...
It's fan didn't sound happy, so I replaced that, now I'm doing a test run to see if it works & if the temperature of the built in thermocoupler is consistent with my probe.
So far so good.
Looking like chicken shawarma will be a go for dinner.
It's fan didn't sound happy, so I replaced that, now I'm doing a test run to see if it works & if the temperature of the built in thermocoupler is consistent with my probe.
So far so good.
Looking like chicken shawarma will be a go for dinner.
January 15, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I got a new-to-me smoker that has wifi and an app...
It's fan didn't sound happy, so I replaced that, now I'm doing a test run to see if it works & if the temperature of the built in thermocoupler is consistent with my probe.
So far so good.
Looking like chicken shawarma will be a go for dinner.
It's fan didn't sound happy, so I replaced that, now I'm doing a test run to see if it works & if the temperature of the built in thermocoupler is consistent with my probe.
So far so good.
Looking like chicken shawarma will be a go for dinner.
My MiL gave me this creamer as a present.
Not my cup of... coffee(?) but I have so many questions
"add 2 tbsp" but a serving size is 1 tsp?
By volume the 2nd column is 6x the 1st
By weight its 7x the 1st
Yet the columns don't align at all.
Calories & Potassium *9
Sodium *infinity
The rest *4-7
Not my cup of... coffee(?) but I have so many questions
"add 2 tbsp" but a serving size is 1 tsp?
By volume the 2nd column is 6x the 1st
By weight its 7x the 1st
Yet the columns don't align at all.
Calories & Potassium *9
Sodium *infinity
The rest *4-7
January 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
My MiL gave me this creamer as a present.
Not my cup of... coffee(?) but I have so many questions
"add 2 tbsp" but a serving size is 1 tsp?
By volume the 2nd column is 6x the 1st
By weight its 7x the 1st
Yet the columns don't align at all.
Calories & Potassium *9
Sodium *infinity
The rest *4-7
Not my cup of... coffee(?) but I have so many questions
"add 2 tbsp" but a serving size is 1 tsp?
By volume the 2nd column is 6x the 1st
By weight its 7x the 1st
Yet the columns don't align at all.
Calories & Potassium *9
Sodium *infinity
The rest *4-7
SF of old was a special mish-mash place...
January 14, 2026 at 1:37 AM
SF of old was a special mish-mash place...
Yeah, AP really likes them labeled (probably a good idea to keep things organized anyway).
I always emphasized only including what is given on each, ie drawing straight lines on f' to indicate general shape/ slope, (this also helps provide insight on which critical numbers were mins vs maxes.
I always emphasized only including what is given on each, ie drawing straight lines on f' to indicate general shape/ slope, (this also helps provide insight on which critical numbers were mins vs maxes.
January 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yeah, AP really likes them labeled (probably a good idea to keep things organized anyway).
I always emphasized only including what is given on each, ie drawing straight lines on f' to indicate general shape/ slope, (this also helps provide insight on which critical numbers were mins vs maxes.
I always emphasized only including what is given on each, ie drawing straight lines on f' to indicate general shape/ slope, (this also helps provide insight on which critical numbers were mins vs maxes.
But have you looked at a globe recently? It's yuuuge.
January 12, 2026 at 11:34 PM
But have you looked at a globe recently? It's yuuuge.
I use FB to buy things on marketplace and periodically check memories... This, fittingly, was a memory from today
January 10, 2026 at 4:24 AM
I use FB to buy things on marketplace and periodically check memories... This, fittingly, was a memory from today
A Voronoi diagram!!!
The closest NFL playoff team stadium to each county in the lower 48.
What do you notice/wonder?
(I didn't make it, nor know how they made a county divide vs a line... but still...
I notice that the Bears boundary looks like Ohio.
The closest NFL playoff team stadium to each county in the lower 48.
What do you notice/wonder?
(I didn't make it, nor know how they made a county divide vs a line... but still...
I notice that the Bears boundary looks like Ohio.
January 9, 2026 at 9:51 PM
A Voronoi diagram!!!
The closest NFL playoff team stadium to each county in the lower 48.
What do you notice/wonder?
(I didn't make it, nor know how they made a county divide vs a line... but still...
I notice that the Bears boundary looks like Ohio.
The closest NFL playoff team stadium to each county in the lower 48.
What do you notice/wonder?
(I didn't make it, nor know how they made a county divide vs a line... but still...
I notice that the Bears boundary looks like Ohio.
Isn't everything history? Hell, the light we're getting from the sun is over 8min old...
January 9, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Isn't everything history? Hell, the light we're getting from the sun is over 8min old...
Math properties take on English grammar.
Happy Friday.
Happy Friday.
January 9, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Math properties take on English grammar.
Happy Friday.
Happy Friday.
So the US can't figure out law enforcement interactions with peaceful protesters, when language isn't a barrier, without violence... and we're expecting foreigners to come here and attend the world cup games this summer?
We don't deserve nice things.
We don't deserve nice things.
January 8, 2026 at 3:04 PM
So the US can't figure out law enforcement interactions with peaceful protesters, when language isn't a barrier, without violence... and we're expecting foreigners to come here and attend the world cup games this summer?
We don't deserve nice things.
We don't deserve nice things.
@seanteachesmath.bsky.social are mallard ducks known for group spiralling? Is duck-duck-goose somehow based on this circling behavior?
January 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
@seanteachesmath.bsky.social are mallard ducks known for group spiralling? Is duck-duck-goose somehow based on this circling behavior?
When my wife came home today there was a second smoker in the backyard.
I plead the fifth.
(It was $150 on Marketplace... new they retail for over $3k. I'll likely flip it or keep it and sell mine).
I plead the fifth.
(It was $150 on Marketplace... new they retail for over $3k. I'll likely flip it or keep it and sell mine).
January 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
When my wife came home today there was a second smoker in the backyard.
I plead the fifth.
(It was $150 on Marketplace... new they retail for over $3k. I'll likely flip it or keep it and sell mine).
I plead the fifth.
(It was $150 on Marketplace... new they retail for over $3k. I'll likely flip it or keep it and sell mine).
Is the Cocaine series now a reality show where they move from city to city??
I'm guessing season 1, "The Cocaine Bear", took place in the Castro (SF) and season 2 is now in... Texas?
(I also have zero idea what you're talking about and feel like this image might be required... )
I'm guessing season 1, "The Cocaine Bear", took place in the Castro (SF) and season 2 is now in... Texas?
(I also have zero idea what you're talking about and feel like this image might be required... )
January 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Is the Cocaine series now a reality show where they move from city to city??
I'm guessing season 1, "The Cocaine Bear", took place in the Castro (SF) and season 2 is now in... Texas?
(I also have zero idea what you're talking about and feel like this image might be required... )
I'm guessing season 1, "The Cocaine Bear", took place in the Castro (SF) and season 2 is now in... Texas?
(I also have zero idea what you're talking about and feel like this image might be required... )
I had to google mine... The word "slapdash" originated in the late 17th century from the combination of the words slap and dash, meaning to do something quickly and carelessly.
Very little in my life is done slapdash-edly.
Very little in my life is done slapdash-edly.
January 3, 2026 at 6:41 PM
I had to google mine... The word "slapdash" originated in the late 17th century from the combination of the words slap and dash, meaning to do something quickly and carelessly.
Very little in my life is done slapdash-edly.
Very little in my life is done slapdash-edly.