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Others take it when opportunity presents itself. And yet, even more obscure, are ones that find it through the complicated formulas of sixth-grade math. “Dad, I need help with math,” my twelve-year-old boy said. “I’m on it,” I said. “Come here and let me impart my wisdom to you, my boy. What kind of math are we doing?” “Finding the area of a triangle. But not a regular triangle.” “Hm, yes, irregular triangles are a concern,” I said. “Are we talking hippy triangles? Maybe ones that believe the earth is flat, unlike a triangle. You can’t talk any sense into...