Barry Evans

I am writing this several days into January, which means that most folks have already forgotten or ignored their New Year’s resolutions. You know the type “I will lose 20 pounds by June 1.” “When spring comes, I will paint the house,” and so forth. Those ... See more

6174 Self-taught Indian mathematician D.R. Kaprekar (1905-1986) discovered this curious result in 1955. Take any four-digit number with at least two distinct digits, write the digits first in descending, then in ascending order, and subtract one from the ... See more

As I write this, New Year’s Eve is rapidly approaching and many, many people will be waiting for the witching hour. We live in an independent living facility, and they have a superb New Year’s Eve celebration, too. The only minor difference is that our wi... See more

This time of year, you’ll no doubt be seeing commentaries about the Star of Bethlehem, many of which will explain away the “star” as a conjunction of two planets, or as a comet, or even as a bolide (very bright meteor). Looking over my past writing, I rea... See more

It is really close to Christmas now. Normally at this time, I write about the adventures of Ludlow the Yellow Rubber Ducky. Some folks don’t like these stories and think they are ridiculous. Others are neutral, but there are some who like reading about Lu... See more