some numbers

0 + 1
1 + 3
4 + 5
9 + 7
16 + 9
25 + 11
36 + 13
49 + 15
64 + 17
81 + 19
100 + 21
121 + 23
144 + 25
169 + 27
196 + 29
225 + 31
256 + 33
289 + 35
324 + 37
361 + 39
400 + 41
441 + 43
484 + 45
529 + 47
576 + 49
625 + 51
676 + 53
729 + 55
784 + 57
841 + 59
900 + 61
961 + 63
1024 + 65
1089 + 67
1156 + 69
1225 + 71
1296 + 73
1369 + 75
1444 + 77
1521 + 79
1600 + 81
1681 + 83
1764 + 85
1849 + 87
1936 + 89
2025 + 91
2116 + 93
2209 + 95
2304 + 97
2401 + 99
2500 + 101
2601 + 103
2704 + 105
2809 + 107
2916 + 109
3025 + 111
3136 + 113
3249 + 115
3364 + 117
3481 + 119
3600 + 121
3721 + 123
3844 + 125
3969 + 127
4096 + 129
4225 + 131
4356 + 133
4489 + 135
4624 + 137
4761 + 139
4900 + 141
5041 + 143
5184 + 145
5329 + 147
5476 + 149
5625 + 151
5776 + 153
5929 + 155
6084 + 157
6241 + 159
6400 + 161
6561 + 163
6724 + 165
6889 + 167
7056 + 169
7225 + 171
7396 + 173
7569 + 175
7744 + 177
7921 + 179
8100 + 181
8281 + 183
8464 + 185
8649 + 187
8836 + 189
9025 + 191
9216 + 193
9409 + 195
9604 + 197
9801 + 199
10000

I actually could go further. But, why this was the fun part. Well only half of it. The mostly fun part was figuring out how to do it with the least amount of work. Which I was unable to completely figure out. Mostly because I am too easily distracted. But I was cleaning out the files on the computer, and came across my various attempts that all failed, and thought. Why just delete all of these? What good would that do. The answer was, obviously, no good. So I made the snap decision to use up some precious work minutes and throw them up on the web. That way, the numbers would not have lived and died in vain. Also, to be one hundered percent honest, I enjoy counting in square numbers. I am uncertain why, or how long I have been doing it. I do remember when I first started. That is not true, I just said that I lack understanding as to the length of my square number counting habit. If I remembered when I first start I ought to be able to figure out how long it has actual been a bad habit. What I intended to write was that I know the circumstances that led to my (according to wife and child completely unique hobby) It all started with sheep. Not the time travelling sheep mentioned in "The Cartoon History of Time" . The regular type of sheep (pardon me if that particular link fails to work. I will fix it when I am not working, and have more time. Or I will forget about it, and everybody will be dissapointed or have to search it for themselves. or I am just making up the book. Who knows, and does it matter much, or should I just finish typing this before somebody notices me not working?) It was mental sheep. (you shear them for mental floss) Specifically the breed designed for counting in order for you to get to sleep. Or actually specifically the breed crafted in order for me to count to get to sleep. I got bored with sheep. Which normally would be the point, because it is the utter ghastly lack of interest that is supposed to put you to sleep. The problem is that when I became bored, it caused me to start having the sheep do tricks. Which was much more entertaining, but definately not useful in the whole "getting to sleep" business. Then I tried just plain numbers. Without sheep. Those were fine as far as they went. But they became a challenge as well. Because I finally oh man there are way too many distractions to type this at work. Okay long story short. The regular numbers became more intersting for a myriad of exotic and fascinating reasons that time constraints will not allow me to go into, but can be easily imagined. Finally I settled on square numbers, which work amazingly well. It is not so much that they are boring, as eventually if I count high enough, I just wear my brain out by double checking my answers, and verifying by every different method I can conceive. The one drawback is that the lower numbers have been memorized. I can do 1-50 without even thinking now, and going to 100 is just like stretching before a light jog. Still, the patterns are pretty and eventually my brain gets worn out enough (or just rebellious) to ease me into a pleasant sleep. (well until the nightmare starts, but that has nothing to do with this.)