Happy Pi Day!!

What would the world be like without Grandmas?

The world would be devoid of "good morning" e-mails wishing me a Happy Pi Day.

It has come to my attention that the celebration of Pi Day began in 1988 at the San Francisco Exploratorium. On this glorious day, the staff of this establishment marched around one of its circular spaces and then consumed fruit pies. A little bird named Wikipedia told me this today. And Wikipedia was sent to me by Grandma.

My Grandmother is one of those hip and with-it ones that stays connected via e-mail, orders her knitting supplies online, and knows what a Google search is and how to conduct one. She's pretty darn tech-savvy if you ask me, and while I have my daily routines of checking the web comics I follow and reading all the facebook updates that have come in overnight, she likes to see if Google has done anything neat with their logo today.

Because of Google, my grandma learned about Pi Day today. And who did she think to contact first with this information? Her granddaughter with the degree in math. That has to be one of the best ways to start a Pi Day. Ever. Not only did she make sure I saw the Google logo, but that I also click on it to get the articles that go along with it. This was how I learned about the origins of Pi day. And, in fact, at 1:59 (notice the time this was posted) it will be the Pi minute of the Pi day.

This is terribly exciting! I even plan on going on an excursion to find gluten free pie with which to celebrate! And wear my Pi shirt while doing it. If only I could hang my irrational number clock today (a gift from the same wonderful grandma) to increase the festive feeling.

Thanks Grandma! And Happy Pi Day to all!

After posting this I realized there was no time stamp. I waited 5 whole minutes for nothing. Well, nothing but the satisfaction of knowing that I uploaded this blog at the Pi minute of Pi day.