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Before I forget, just wanted to wish everyone Happy Holidays. Anyone doing anything special over the holiday break? Anyone getting a nice Rainbow Boa (or any other reptile) as a gift?

Thanks,
Ed

Well I'm not doing anything special in herp terms but I am FINALLY GRADUATING!! Wahoooo! I mean I love mathematics but this last semester has been killing me. I'm gonna seriously have to review all the material after graduation to fully absorb it all.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Sean.
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1.1 BRB
1.1 Triple Het TPRS's
1.1 Amel Bloodred Corns
0.1 Abbott Okeetee Corn
0.1 Blizzard Bloodred Corn
1.1 Thayeri Kingsnakes
0.1 Reeve's Turtle
0.2 Amstaff's
1.0 Pudytat

Congrats! Forgive me if this was mentioned earlier, but are you graduating High School or College?
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Aubrey Ross

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www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

...better be college! Otherwise the High School has some explaining to do having a 31 year old wandering campus. Not to mention explaining having the students prove calculus. Which is the only final I'm stressing over, second half of real analysis.

Thanks for the congrats Aubrey.

Merry Christmas,

Sean.
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1.1 BRB
1.1 Triple Het TPRS's
1.1 Amel Bloodred Corns
0.1 Abbott Okeetee Corn
0.1 Blizzard Bloodred Corn
1.1 Thayeri Kingsnakes
0.1 Reeve's Turtle
0.2 Amstaff's
1.0 Pudytat

Ahhh... I see! I suppose I should have known that the number in your username was probably your birth year, huh? Well, good luck on your exam... I took the 1st Calculus class in High School, and never went back for the 2nd! I feel like I am OK with numbers... but that stuff was crazy!
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Aubrey Ross

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www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

Well to be honest the calculus series and differential equations(basically engineering applications of calculus) are the last courses in a math program where you are really doing computations. All upperdivision coursework is proofs classes.
The "real analysis" two part series I am currently finishing is going back and prooving why everything in calculus works and why it is legitimate to use it.

Also alot of the time math gets a bad rep because there are so many bad or just not good math teachers out there. I mean really for calculus there are only two basic concepts. The first is the idea of a limit and the second is the idea of infinite subdivisions. If you have those two then everything else is just application of them in different situations. Thats not to say it doesn't get complicated in those situations though lol

Merry Christmas,
Sean.
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1.1 BRB
1.1 Triple Het TPRS's
1.1 Amel Bloodred Corns
0.1 Abbott Okeetee Corn
0.1 Blizzard Bloodred Corn
1.1 Thayeri Kingsnakes
0.1 Reeve's Turtle
0.2 Amstaff's
1.0 Pudytat

1 (boy snake) plus 1 (or more)(girl snakes) = Lotsa baby snakes!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
24.36 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

X plus F(1) = Y

X = male snake
F(1) = (1 plus N)
N = Number of extra female snakes
Y = Number of baby snakes!

(Why won't it show the plus signs???)

Yeah..... I'm a dork

(P.S. It has been a long time since I have been in math class so I'm sure I messed up the formula somehow, lol)
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Aubrey Ross

©
www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

LOL, real problem is Y is in itself a huge variable, anywhere from 0 to 34 in my experience so far. And can even take on a negative value in some situations.

>>X plus F(1) = Y
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>>X = male snake
>>F(1) = (1 plus N)
>>N = Number of extra female snakes
>>Y = Number of baby snakes!
>>
>>(Why won't it show the plus signs???)
>>
>>Yeah..... I'm a dork
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>>(P.S. It has been a long time since I have been in math class so I'm sure I messed up the formula somehow, lol)
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>>Aubrey Ross
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>>©
>>www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
24.36 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Or would it be a geek?? Anyway, you got me curious. The plus sign must me a special character in HTML. To have the plus sign displayed, you have to type "(ampersand character)#43".
Obviously, don't literally type the "(ampersand character)",
type the actual character.

Dave will send a pearl baby to the first fellow nerd who posts the meaning of #43.

>>X plus F(1) = Y
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>>X = male snake
>>F(1) = (1 plus N)
>>N = Number of extra female snakes
>>Y = Number of baby snakes!
>>
>>(Why won't it show the plus signs???)
>>
>>Yeah..... I'm a dork
>>
>>(P.S. It has been a long time since I have been in math class so I'm sure I messed up the formula somehow, lol)
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>>Aubrey Ross
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>>©
>>www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

+

Cool, it works!!!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
24.36 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Oh, and just to save having to give away a pearl....

43 is the ASCII charater number for +
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
24.36 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

mispelled character Dave so send me Apricot or Baroque and I'll let you choose

...but Dave was too quick.

>>mispelled character Dave so send me Apricot or Baroque and I'll let you choose

Me letting go of one the pearls, I'm still laughing!!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Very good, you get an A+++

>>Oh, and just to save having to give away a pearl....
>>
>>43 is the ASCII charater number for +

Congratulations on your graduation, that's great. What degree are you getting?

LOL about the math. I did pretty well in that area in college, but now (20 years later), I can't even fathom trying to figure out integrals or a differential equation! Wouldn't even remember where to start!

>>Well I'm not doing anything special in herp terms but I am FINALLY GRADUATING!! Wahoooo! I mean I love mathematics but this last semester has been killing me. I'm gonna seriously have to review all the material after graduation to fully absorb it all.
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>>Merry Christmas everyone!
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>>Sean.

Have kids!!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
24.36 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Got three already. Oldest just started high school, so we haven't gotten to the harder stuff yet. Luckily my brain hasn't deteriorated enough to where I can't do algebra and geometry, but you never know what tomorrow will bring...

>>Have kids!!!
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LOL actually the degree I'm getting is my bachelors in mathematics. I don't think any of the other degree's actually require a year of "real analysis"(proving claculus on the real numbers) or of "modern algebra"(group theory and ring theory).

I love the subject, gotta love logic and puzzles, but I'll be glad to be done with the first degree so i can take some time to relax the pace and actually absorb it in more detail. Thanks for the congrats

Merry Christmas,
Sean.
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1.1 BRB
1.1 Triple Het TPRS's
1.1 Amel Bloodred Corns
0.1 Abbott Okeetee Corn
0.1 Blizzard Bloodred Corn
1.1 Thayeri Kingsnakes
0.1 Reeve's Turtle
0.2 Amstaff's
1.0 Pudytat

Sean,
..Going to grad. school?
Jeff

>>LOL actually the degree I'm getting is my bachelors in mathematics. I don't think any of the other degree's actually require a year of "real analysis"(proving claculus on the real numbers) or of "modern algebra"(group theory and ring theory).
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>>I love the subject, gotta love logic and puzzles, but I'll be glad to be done with the first degree so i can take some time to relax the pace and actually absorb it in more detail. Thanks for the congrats
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>>Merry Christmas,
>>Sean.
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>>1.1 BRB
>>1.1 Triple Het TPRS's
>>1.1 Amel Bloodred Corns
>>0.1 Abbott Okeetee Corn
>>0.1 Blizzard Bloodred Corn
>>1.1 Thayeri Kingsnakes
>>0.1 Reeve's Turtle
>>0.2 Amstaff's
>>1.0 Pudytat

The current plan is to get my credential while teaching high school math in an internship program. Then after the credential is done to teach high school while taking one class at a time towards one of three degree's. Most likely a Masters in Mathematics or a Masters in Computer Science. The less likely degree I'm considering is a Bachelors in applied/forensic chemistry. Once I finish my next degree it will depend on how much I liked teaching as to whether I keep the teaching job or double plus my income by going private sector.

Either way it will be nice to be taking classes at a relaxed pace and just for fun again. Also, because of when I'm graduating, I am going to be doing 1/3-1/2 a year of substitute teaching before entering the internship program in the summer.

Merry Christmas,
Sean.
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1.1 BRB
1.1 Triple Het TPRS's
1.1 Amel Bloodred Corns
0.1 Abbott Okeetee Corn
0.1 Blizzard Bloodred Corn
1.1 Thayeri Kingsnakes
0.1 Reeve's Turtle
0.2 Amstaff's
1.0 Pudytat

Just staying home with the family. I do have a few BCI's coming in soon and will post up pics when they get here.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
24.36 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

>>Just staying home with the family. I do have a few BCI's coming in soon and will post up pics when they get here.
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As I was saying, nothing wrong with that, I'll be doing the same. Maybe take the kids on a few day trips. I'd really like to go to the Duke Primate Center to see some lemurs,
maybe I'll look into that.

I look forward to seeing your new BCI's.

>>>>Just staying home with the family. I do have a few BCI's coming in soon and will post up pics when they get here.
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As I was saying, nothing wrong with that, I'll be doing the same. Maybe take the kids on a few day trips. I'd really like to go to the Duke Primate Center to see some lemurs,
maybe I'll look into that.

I look forward to seeing your new BCI's.

>>>>Just staying home with the family. I do have a few BCI's coming in soon and will post up pics when they get here.
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Thanks for the holiday wishes, Ed! Right back at ya!

My brother and I are going to Iowa to visit the family. I'm not getting a Rainbow Boa, but my significant other got me the back half of a male Woma Python! (Yes, the back half, lol.) I bought the front end. I have to wait until spring to get him shipped, though.
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Aubrey Ross

©
www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

Thanks Aubrey, have a safe trip.

I was fully expecting a whole number as an answer to my question, but I guess 1/2 is just as good as long as you are getting the other half along with it.

Woma's are great looking snakes, I like the black "eyebrows." Please post some pictures when you get it. And if someone jokes around about it being a non-BRB,.... well, never mind, I'll keep my thoughts to myself on that issue. I'm sure you'd actually have a sense of humor about it.

>>Thanks for the holiday wishes, Ed! Right back at ya!
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>>My brother and I are going to Iowa to visit the family. I'm not getting a Rainbow Boa, but my significant other got me the back half of a male Woma Python! (Yes, the back half, lol.) I bought the front end. I have to wait until spring to get him shipped, though.

Thanks for the holiday wishes. Same to you! Congratulations Sean! Now, you get to start paying for that education.

Aubrey, how sweet of your man... to get you the end that lays eggs

Dave, I'm with you. A quiet holiday spent hovering over my serpents. No reptile gifts for me this year. Unless my chondros decide to give me eggs.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

really I tried but my bad side won.....

Hey Mike, my guess is you're not a biology teacher???

>>Aubrey, how sweet of your man... to get you the end that lays eggs
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
24.36 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

lays the eggs... delivers the sperm... 6 to one, half dozen to another.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

Nothing real special over here but I do have my boy now until Christmas at noon and my birthday is this saturday so that is nice is to have him all day. Best wishes to you and yours Ed
Bob

In case I forget.

Enjoy your birthday and holidays with your son.

>>Nothing real special over here but I do have my boy now until Christmas at noon and my birthday is this saturday so that is nice is to have him all day. Best wishes to you and yours Ed
>>Bob