Pi day

Well, it wouldn't be much of a math blog without at least mention of Pi Day. Particularly this year, as you can go to as many digits as you want (3/14/15 9:26:53.358979...). Of course, if you're like me and worked on some Y2K projects in the late 90's, you may still have difficulty writing a 2-digit year.

I'm not much for gimmicky celebrations, but this one really seemed appropriate. So, in for a penny, in for a pound. I served pi (bacon-spinach quiche) for breakfast at 9:26:

Yes, the "6" is backwards. I really am dyslexic and didn't catch it until it was too late. Fortunately, dyslexia and left-handedness have both been linked to proficiency in math, so I'll embrace it.

We had leftover pizza pi (salmon topping and a cream sauce from last night's lenten observance) for lunch. For dinner, it was shepard's pi (ironically, in a non-circular casserole):

And, at 9:26PM, the pumpkin pi was cool enough to cut and top with whipped cream!

Just for the record, I think memorizing digits of pi is about as silly as it gets. If 22/7 isn't good enough, break out a calculator.