May. 1st, 2008

Ben

May. 1st, 2008 09:14 am
stoutfellow: (Ben)
I just got word on Ben's biopsy. It's a carcinoma.

Given the position of the tumor, surgery is not a possibility. The choice is between an anti-inflammatory, to try to shrink the tumor, or radiation therapy. I've opted for the former. The vet estimates that this can give him, probably, six to nine months. (That's the midrange; some last longer, some don't respond at all.)

Dammit.

MathFest

May. 1st, 2008 05:57 pm
stoutfellow: My summer look (Summer)
On a cheerier note, this morning I registered for MathFest 2008; that's the MAA conference in Madison July 31 - August 2. I'll be giving my talk (on "Special Quadrilaterals and Special Conics") the first day, in the midst of half a dozen other talks on Euclidean geometry. I've also signed up for a Short Course (two four-hour sessions over two days) on the mathematics of voting, which is a pet subject of mine - not something I want to research, but something I enjoy learning more about. There are a variety of other talks, panels, and events that look interesting as well.

[Note to [livejournal.com profile] gryphons_lair: I'll be staying at the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace. I'm not entirely sure what my schedule will look like, but I think Friday or Saturday evening will be the best bet for a get-together.]

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