If taken in a literally Biblical sense, the above statement could be construed as heresy. However, it is true. Anybody who can take me to a math problem, walk me through it, then explain how I did it AND GET ME TO UNDERSTAND is indeed worthy of being worshipped. Thus: Solomon is a good man and a brilliant math tutor, for all that he is a grad student studying Shakespeare for a living. Because not only can he TELL me what to do, he can help me understand how I did it. For instance, did you know that there's a REASON for their being fractions, percentages, and decimals? I didn't - that is, before last night. He spent three hours walking me through simple mathematics and patiently repeating and reminding me of previously exercised concepts. Anybody who has tutored me knows what a chore this is.
In other news, this... February? March? ...we're getting a special guest to the music department. Ben Bagby will be coming to perform for Mary Baldwin College his interpretation of the epic poem "Beowulf", while accompanying himself on a 6-string harp that was designed by using the remains of an instrument excavated from a 7th century nobleman's grave in Oberflacht. I should probably reread "Beowulf" before the concert, but it's going to be awe-inspiring. Dr. Allen has seen him perform this already at a music festival in Edinburgh; and apparently he's very difficult to book because he's so well-known. And little Mary Baldwin got him!
Needless to say, I'm very excited about this.
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