Achievement unlocked: I have ridden a bicycle with square wheels. This is from earlier this week at our department's "block party" for our majors and interested students.

I'm proud (and a bit intimidated TBH) to work in the same department as Stan Wagon, the mathematician who made the square wheel bike -- and the surface on which you can ride it.

https://stanwagon.com/

https://www.macalester.edu/mscs/multimedia/squarewheeledbike/squarewheelbike/

#HeyMac #macalestercollege #bicycling #catenary

Opinion | A Left-Leaning College Didn’t Want to Offend, So It Closed Down Her Art Show

How have we forgotten that art needn’t defer to religion?

By way of #introduction I'm #Jack I’m new to #Mastodon & still trying to figure out which way is up. I’m a #writer & have one #book under my belt. I have my own #Substack http://cowboybars.substack.com
I’m a #soccer fan and former #soccerplayer I was a #goalkeeper in #college and I’m a lifetime member of the #GoalkeepersUnion
I'm also a #guitarist an #animallover and I live in #PortlandOregon
I grew up in #Minnesota and went to #MacalesterCollege in #StPaul #Minnesota
#PTFC #RCTID #Twitterblows
North Stars and Cowboy Bars

Things that bug me, fascinate me, or just make me go "Hmm?" If this space seems unfocused and written by someone with ADD, it's because it is. I never know ahead of time what I'm going to write about; it's part of the mystery. :-). Click to read North Stars and Cowboy Bars, by Jack Cluth, a Substack publication. Launched 2 years ago.