Mike and Glenn
Simple Answer
The Collatz Conjecture asks: Starting with any positive integer n, the sequence n,n/2,3n+1,… eventually reaches 1. The simple problem...
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Mike and Glenn
Sep 293 min
The Chicken and the Egg
According to multiple scientific sources, the egg comes before the chicken, but doesn’t a chicken have to lay a chicken egg? We could...
Mike and Glenn
Sep 253 min
The Beauty of the Tapestry
We have grown to appreciate wall art. Painted pieces, mosaics, and embroidered creations interest us, as does the symbolism behind...
Mike and Glenn
Sep 153 min
View from the Stool
The commercials promised glamor, confidence, and good times. The actors sold attraction, appeal, and style. We saw friends drink with...
Mike and Glenn
Sep 113 min
Tragedy to Triumph
Every drinking story started with a first sip. For a small number, that is where it ended as their body revolted, and the decision was...
Mike and Glenn
Sep 84 min
Hail, Hail the Gangs All Here!
We are not meant to do life alone. We went it on our own for a long stretch, and the result was a near-death experience. We fought for...
Mike and Glenn
Sep 43 min
Reflections
“We tried to carry this message to other alcoholics…” The 12th and final step of 12-step recovery is jam-packed with recognition and...
Mike and Glenn
Sep 13 min
All tangled up
“disentangle”: free (something or someone) from an entanglement ; extricate. (Oxford) Every story is different while being the same....
Mike and Glenn
Aug 283 min
Abstinence is a no-brainer
According to the Harvard Business Review, humans make tens of thousands of decisions daily. Big and small choices are contemplated...
Mike and Glenn
Aug 254 min
Not in the Mood
Mood rings fascinated us in the early 1970s. The fad surrounded us as a generation sought to reflect their inward feelings outwardly....
Mike and Glenn
Aug 213 min
Oxygen Please
Most of us know that all living things, including every cell and tissue in the human body, need oxygen to survive. Oxygen helps organisms...
Mike and Glenn
Aug 183 min
123 Serenity Drive
“The grass always appears greener on the other side of the fence.” The phrase above dates back to a first-century BC Greek poet named...
Mike and Glenn
Aug 143 min
Our Own Revolution
In the end, we are alone. It is how we start and how we end. We spent most of our lives building a fortress of protection for our lies...
Mike and Glenn
Aug 114 min
Keep on keeping on
Before Artificial Intelligence, people wrote original content, and some, including us, still do. This brings us to our title for today,...
Mike and Glenn
Aug 73 min
Always time for an audit
“Make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” -- The 4th step of AA Fear shoots through us when we hear of an Internal...
Mike and Glenn
Aug 43 min
Slaves no more
Well documented in the records of humanity, repression and enslavement of individuals and classes happened and still happen today, and...
Mike and Glenn
Jul 313 min
Viva Las Vegas
We celebrate sobriety anniversaries for two reasons: 1) we acknowledge the miracle in our own lives, and 2) we publicly declare to the...
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