Potato Chip Math is the brand name of Author Andrew Butters writer and creator. He is a 40-something married father of two living in New Brunswick, Canada. He’ll tell you that his first published work was Losing Vern as part of the Orange Karen: A Tribute to a Warrior anthology. In reality, it was a 500-word anecdote about the time he lit himself on fire. That story made it into the third installment of the Darwin Awards books. His humorous memoir of misfortune, Near Death By A Thousand Cuts, features the uncensored version.

Not all his distinctions are as dubious as appearing in a Darwin Awards book. He participated in a trick on stage with Penn & Teller and appeared on the Super Dave Osborne Show. How about scoring a game-winning goal at Maple Leaf Gardens and “selling” music to filmmaker Kevin Smith? Then, there were his three seconds of non-speaking airtime in a TV commercial. And don’t forget when he appeared as a fighting, unhoused man in a hip-hop video.

With several books in print, Andrew has shown talents across multiple genres, whether heartwarming or hilarious nonfiction, dystopian soft sci-fi, or a mind-bending psychological thriller. Readers are looking forward to his upcoming suspense trilogy, The “No” Conspiracies, with the first book, No Fixed Address, involving a tense game of cat and mouse between a clandestine government agency and a notorious computer hacker.

Andrew writes, creates, eats snacks, blogs, toils over his next novel, creates videos, enjoys golf, science, EQUALITY, the Oxford comma, and sometimes lets his love of attention override common sense. You can find evidence of this pretty much anywhere you can find Andrew.

For the family blog about our daughter’s scoliosis diagnosis, spinal fusion surgery, and recovery, please visit BENT BUT NOT BROKEN.

Why Potato Chip Math?

Andrew gets a lot of people asking, “Why did you name your blog Potato Chip Math?” which happens to be a perfectly legitimate question. So, seeing as most people have not been reading since the beginning; he has provided a couple of options for your convenience:

1. You can read the original post; or
2. You can keep reading and get the Cole’s Notes version below.

To practice summing it the hell up for a change, here’s what you need to know:

As the line in the Barenaked Ladies song One Week goes, “I’m all about value.” Andrew doesn’t like paying more than he needs to for things. At the same time, he will pay for pretty much anything if he finds value in it. Never was this highlighted more than when he was shopping one day and stumbled upon some discount potato chips. The chips provided him with an opportunity for great value as they were WAY cheaper than the brand he had come to love. So, were they of great value?

No, they were not.

In this, he learned a valuable lesson. As is often the case, you do get what you pay for.

Territory Acknowledgement

In response to Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, it is important for Andrew to acknowledge that he currently lives on the traditional territory of the Mi’kma’ki people. Specifically, his home is situated on land promised to the Six Nations as part of the Peace and Friendship Treaties (1725-1779). He will work toward building stronger relationships with the First Peoples of Canada, and specifically those displaced by colonialism in the region he now calls home.

P.S. 
Reading this blog is free. It costs you a little bit of time, and Andrew is genuine when he says that he hopes no one feels like he ripped them off. If you feel ripped off, then Author Andrew Butters writer and creator, has one thing to say: “Tough beans, there are NO REFUNDS!” 😉
P.P.S. 
He has decided that occasionally, he will throw in a bit of satire on the site for a few laughs. Rest assured; he will tag the post with “Satire” or “#satire” so you don’t think he’s fallen off his rocker.

Bio photo by Philip Boudreau
Logo by leslieantoine19 on Fiverr with updates by my superstar designer, Linda Ryan.

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