To the finest tick mark on the ruler it is 3,142 millimeters. This is assuming no error in the construction of the circle or in the measuring of the s...ring. To add another digit we would have to have a circle ten meters in diameter. This would give an approximation to the value of pi to be 3.1415. For another decimal place an impractically giant circle one hundred meters in diameter would have to be constructed. Even doing everything correct, the error would be plus-or-minus 0.0001, the ‘true. ..”I am not a quitter, Mr. Morales. So? I have a couple of blisters. Big deal. I told you I intended to do my part, and I meant it. Now, do you intend to stir that stew all day, or feed me?”Chuckling, Morales divided out their meal.A few minutes later, as Jasmine was finishing the food on her plate, Morales saw her eyes shift toward the big pot he had used to cook the stew in. “There is a second helping for all of us,” he said, reaching for her plate.“I’m going to get fat if I continue to eat. But our region has become prosperous under his rule and for that, many are grateful.’ Then he added, ‘I have seen him do strange things, but never in jest.’ That would bear watching. ‘So how does one approach him?’ He smiled. ‘Be courteous and follow protocol. One must always give him honor.’ Time slipped away while we conversed. He explained about the customs that I would follow for the next evening. I asked copious questions, attempting to absorb as much of the culture as possible. When we. My sister married a fellow with a Norwegian and Swedish background, and half of Marilyn’s brothers and sisters married Polish-Americans and Italian-Americans.”Molly: “Don’t forget Aunt Kelly. She’s Irish-American!”Me: (Nodding towards my daughter and smiling.) “See? Heaven only knows what our kids will end up dragging home someday! Let’s face it, all across the country there are families just like ours, with all sorts of heritages. We make it work, we really do, but you sure can’t call us pure.