AW: A Repost/Question and Answer :-)

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Dear Gloria,

Prague and Florence are wonderful places, too. As Vienna was a center

of music, Prague has brought forth great poets and novelists, such as

Rilke and Kafka. And Florence is famous for its painters, of course!

But what I personally find very special about Vienna are those

spiritual vibrations that are deeply ingrained in this city, and can

distinctly be felt even today.

So isn't it nice being married to a mathematician? That's what I used

to tell my wife.<g> We mathematicians are usually quiet, agreeable

fellows, perhaps a bit distracted at times. Besides, we have a record

of longevity, possibly because most mathematicians love what they are

doing (we love our wives, too, of course!). And my hat off to your

husband for composing music; I don't think I would be able to do

that.

As to the flavor of mathematics I do, this would be a long story. But

briefly, I started out working on the computation of orbits of

celestial objects such as comets and satellites; one other topic some

time later was formal languages. Through the years, I did a lot of

consulting to German car makers such as Mercedes and Audi, but I am

still under non-disclosure regarding this. Also taught at the

university for a few years. Later, I went into the analysis of time

series in economics with the goal of trying to predict economic trend

changes; this was, and still is, a fascinating pursuit that comes

close to astrology!

All the best,

Michael

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Monday, October 08, 2001 4:42 PM

AW: Re: A Repost/Question and Answer :-)

Dear Gloria,

allow me to return the compliment. Your words hit squarely at the core

of this subtle argument. You aren't an undercover professor of

philosophy, by any chance? :-)

No, that would be Greg. He really does have a PHD in philosophy and

a brain to match. While my undergraduate days are far in the past, I

did more recently read a life of Wittgenstein. And like his quote on

silence, you remind me that knowing our limitations can actually be

very freeing.

The reminiscing by you and Nina on Vienna creates a lovely picture. I

never made it there, but you remind me of other cities I loved, like

Prague or Florence. Those really keeping that atmosphere of centuries

of history. Tho my husband was never opera singer material, he

listens to them a lot, along with other classical music. Now that

he's retired, he has time for composing music. He also became a

mathemetician, must be some not so hidden connection between the

understanding of the two. What flavor of mathematican are you? He

went into biostatistics, parameters for valid medical test data

mostly. I'm a great appreciator of other people's intelligence, it's

all beyond me.

Love,

Glo

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