https://haptonstahl.org/polimath/tag/mario/Recent content in Mario on PolimathHugo -- gohugo.ioen-ussrh@haptonstahl.org (Stephen Haptonstahl, Ph.D.)srh@haptonstahl.org (Stephen Haptonstahl, Ph.D.)Stephen HaptonstahlFri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400https://haptonstahl.org/polimath/cake-ander-16-mario/Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400srh@haptonstahl.org (Stephen Haptonstahl, Ph.D.)https://haptonstahl.org/polimath/cake-ander-16-mario/<p>I make birthday cakes for each of my boys. I don&rsquo;t use fondant &ndash; I strive for &ldquo;tasty&rdquo; &ndash; so it can get a bit crazy.</p> <h2 class="relative group">Ander turns 16 <div id="ander-turns-16" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#ander-turns-16" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>This was around the time <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_super_mario_bros_movie" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">The Super Mario Bros. Movie</a> had come out and Ander had shifted from MK8DX (that&rsquo;s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch, for you non-gamers) aficionado to ranked record-holder. Things were getting real. He asked for Mario, in chocolate, as usual.</p>