Today is Pi Day because the date spells the first three digits (3.14) of pi, or π, the mathematical constant that represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. This year, the event is even more special because, for the first time in a century, the date will represent the first five digits of pi: 3.14.15.   Do you celebrate pi day? Maybe you can have a pi party with 3 types of pies and 14 slices.  

Are you old enough to have seen early television's iconic children's program "Howdy Doody" (puppet) show?  If you are,  you may remember Princess Summerfall Winterspring. She was Native American and a good girl. Of course, her name was a play on our lauded 4 season northern weather. Well, my favorite number is 3 and I'm advocating a royal name change to Princess Summerfall Spring. For sure, it sounds and feels better. What ever happened to global warming?

I know we have a lot of lawyers in the Tribe, but to this layman getting my fingerprints taken was an adventure.

  Last Thursday morning I was finishing our normal morning routine making our bed. As I finished straightening the blanket and organizing the pillows I heard the clang of metal on metal. It was odd and every time I moved a pillow, there it was again. You may remember that last Thursday morning we had some snow – actually a lot of snow.

We moved into a new house last weekend. We had to decide whether or not to mount our TVs on the wall. It I was not the most monumental decision. But neither is where to put the espresso spoons. The choice still has to be made. We ended up mounting the TVs in the living room and the bedroom, though I have to get used to it. It feels a little like I am in a hotel or hospital room. My father was actually an innovator when it came to mounting televisions. In the 1960s, I don't remember exactly when, we got our first color TV. He cut a rectangular hole in the wall in the den.

Monday is the big day for Apple watchers. They are announcing the release of the AppleWatch and rumors are flying about what else they might be showing us. Maybe an Apple TV or (gasp) the Apple Car.   Apple is now making more money than any other company has… ever. They’re the first company valued over $700 billion, with sights firmly set on $1 trillion. So why wouldn't they make a car.