Hergert Numbers Wedding!

Today, I had the honor of attending the wedding of Rachel Swaney and Josh Slabaugh. They were among the very first people on Earth to own Hergert Numbers t-shirts as they were in the Calculus class in Spring 2009 that kicked off the "Spread the Word" campaign.

As it turns out, Rachel & Josh were merely casual acquaintances until they were in that class together and sat next to each other. One thing led to another and, as they say, it was a match made in Calculus. She was clearly the derivative of his integral. Hopefully, by the time they start a family they will be able to adorn their offspring in Hergert Numbers onesies and bibs.

Congratulations to Rachel & Josh and I wish you a long and happy life together taking pictures of each other in your Hergert Numbers t-shirts.

High Speed Hergert Numbers

It took awhile to get a copy of this picture, but this was worth the wait. This is Carson and Rob riding the Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey back on May 17th. This is the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world at 456 feet high and 128 miles per hour. They were fortunate enough to be in the first car on the first run of the day.

You'll also see them in the slideshow with a girl they met at the park that day who was asking about their shirts. Who knew Hergert Numbers could help you pick up girls, too?

Hergert Numbers Rock!

The Hergert Family is in the midst of the 2010 Hall of Fame Tour. We stopped at the College Football Hall of Fame yesterday and will hit the Pro Football Hall of Fame tomorrow. But I couldn't resist spreading the word at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland today. They don't allow cameras inside this one, but I got this shot before we entered. We snapped a few other photos here that I'll add to the slideshow, so be sure to check those out.

Hergert Numbers in the Bahamas

The summer vacation season continues with yet another Hergert Numbers appearance. This time RVC math professor Diane Koenig is seen with her shirt on Disney's private island in the Bahamas.

She also sent me pictures of her twins in their shirts from the same vacation. Since this blog only allows one picture per post, I've added them to the slideshow.

The Latest in Hergert Numbers Paraphernalia

That's right! It's the first in an extremely limited supply of Hergert Numbers bobblehead dolls. There are actually only two in existence. I got one for Mrs. Hergertnumbers for her birthday and another one for myself. I got them through Bobbleheads.com in Atlanta, but when they shipped they came from China via Anchorage. I was wondering why the email messages with photos to approve at various stages in the bobbleheads' development were always sent at 2:00 in the morning. Amazingly, it took only about four days in transit from halfway around the world.

I'm not sure where Mrs. Hergertnumbers will keep hers, but you can bet that mine will be on display at RVC once school is in session in the fall. If you're in the neighborhood, stop by for a visit and make my head bobble!

Four score and seven years ago...

Who's that with Honest Abe? It's none other than Tony Paris who teaches math at Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, IL. If you think this is somewhere in the Land of Lincoln, think again! Tony took his Hergert Numbers shirt on vacation to the Gettysburg National Military Park. That's the second HN sighting in Pennsylvania in the last couple weeks. The word is bound to be spreading!

BTW, this was not the "item" I alluded to in my previous post. That's still coming on Friday.

Hergert Numbers iPod!

It's really hard to take a decent picture of such a shiny surface, but if you look closely at the engraving you'll see the world's first Hergert Numbers iPod. Apple came out with a deal last week for college teachers or students where you could get a $200 rebate if you bought an iPod Touch and a computer at the same time. The idea is that the rebate is equal to the cost of the cheapest iPod Touch, so that would be free. I chose to go for a slightly bigger one, but it's still a great deal and I was going to get a new laptop this summer anyway.

Stay tuned - there's an even better Hergert Numbers item coming at the end of next week.