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Small Problems: Times and Places
Jacob and Trish were sitting on their hill, in the broad field at the end of their motley neighborhood, watching the sun set over the distant pines. “There’s a time and place for everything,” said Trish. “This is neither the time nor the place.” “If this isn’t the time nor the place,” replied Jacob, “when […]
Small Problems: Perspective
June 8, 2012
Trish is a little girl who can draw anything she sees or imagines. Because of this, children in the neighborhood often ask her to draw portraits. Unfortunately, the small problem that Trish often confronts is that many of the children don’t look anything like the way they think they look. “No, no, you’ve done this […]
Small Problems: Prelude to the Paradox
June 1, 2012
Tammy was Timmy, before the Vet said he was a she. She’s long, sleek and very black, with white on all her tips. She likes to stretch in sunbeams and curl into perfect black balls, with all the tips tucked away, on chairs, sofas, and beds. One evening, she was a perfect black ball on […]
Small Problems: How To Divide the Cake?
May 25, 2012
Trish and Jacob are both very fond of chocolate cake and, unlike many boys and girls their age, they are both very fond of sharing chocolate cake. The small problem they often face is how best to divide the cake. “I guess we can both be sure that we aren’t the mother of this piece […]
Small Problems: Up The Hill.
May 18, 2012
Jacob and Trish live in a motley neighborhood of houses, which end abruptly at a broad field with a large hill in the middle — perfect for sledding in the winter. Trish doesn’t know about the sledding, because she’s new to the neighborhood. Sitting together on the hill one day, they watched the distant pines […]
Small Problems: Meet Jacob and Trish.
May 11, 2012
Jacob is a little boy, who is big enough to ride a bike with no training wheels and smart enough to read a book with tiny print. He’s also fond of saying so. “I’m big enough to ride a bike with no training wheels and smart enough to read a book with tiny print,” he […]
June 15, 2012
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