CALL ME SNAKE

I woke up this morning thinking about the “metric.” I wasn’t thinking about the fireworks we saw late last night or the BBQ or the canoeing and kayaking that preceded it. I was thinking about the geometrical concept of the metric and how to explain it. I started writing up my explanation yesterday and got stuck. This morning, while lying in bed, I figured out how to do it. Or at least I think I figured it out. But the proof is in the puddin’, as they say, and I won’t know if I can do it until I do it. I’ll give it a try later today if I can steal an hour or so away from fambly activities. If I succeed, I’ll have a lot of patient mathematicians to thank, particularly an especially friendly one at UCLA. And the fireworks which are probably owed some thanks too.