The “problem” with Pi Day, and why I celebrate anyway

I confess, I’m a fan of \pi, the transcendental and irrational number that is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter and when written out in base 10 starts 3.14159 . . . Somewhat amusingly, I’m honestly not sure if this is confessing that I’m too much of a nerd/geek or not enough of one; we’ll get to that later, though.

I’m also a fan of pie, the dessert.

So is my cat. That is, she is a fan of pies, especially those with meringue on top. I don’t know how she feels about the number pi.

Last but not least, I’m a fan of puns and word play in general. Thus, it seems clear that I should be pulling out all the stops when when it comes to celebrating Pi Day (March 14th), especially this year (2015). As you probably already know, the best way to celebrate Pi Day is with pie.

So what’s the problem? Continue reading