Day 4875: Will Rogers said: & Winning USA Math Team.

  

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by Cynthia Iliff Koehler

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I am writing this on my last day in Henderson, NV so that I won't have to stay up and try to do a blog after my flight home Sunday afternoon. I have been pampered and spoiled for a week by the kind relatives that put up with me. I haven't started packing yet, as I know there is more to take home than I came with. We will again go to church Sunday morning, we take up a whole pew in the church, it's so special. We usually go to eat together afterward and I will fly out at 3 pm. My second daughter, Cheryl will pick me up at OC airport and deliver me home, she is such a dear. And, if I am on good behavior, I will unpack before I dive into my old bed for a nap. That's the routine. So nearing the end of the year, I thought I might borrow a message from good friend, Stan Hirohata in Arizona who shared this with me years ago.

Will Rogers, who died in a 1935 plane crash in Alaska with bush pilot Wiley Post, was one of the greatest political country cowboy sages this country has ever known.These are some of his famous sayings:

1. Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco.            

2. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. 

3. There are two theories to arguing with a woman. Neither works.

 4. Never miss a good chance to shut up. 

5. Always drink upstream from the herd. 

6. If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. 

7. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it and put it back into your pocket. 

8. There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves.

9. Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. 

10. If you're riding' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there.

11. Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier'n puttin' it back. 

12. After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him.

The moral : When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut. 

USA Math Olympiad Team Ends 20-Yr Drought & Keeps Winning

In 2015, the USA Math Olympiad Team broke a 20-year losing streak by defeating China at the International Mathematical Olympiad — a competition long dominated by the Chinese team.

Under the leadership of coach Po-Shen Loh, Team USA went on a hot streak: winning again in 2016, 2018, tying for 1st in 2019… and reclaiming the title in 2024.

From underdogs to world champions, they’ve proved that with the right strategy, talent, and teamwork, even decades-old streaks can be broken.

 

  

 

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