When Are We Ever Going To Use This?

As a math teacher, this is a question that I am asked often.  On many occasions, I have an answer.  Many times though, I need to enlist the help of  Google and YouTube to formulate my response.  If need be, I simply point to this poster on my wall:

Regardless, I think it is essential for students to see that math does not begin and end within my classroom's walls.  It is my job to convey the real-world applications of mathematics to my students.  

I've created this blog to post any circumstances, articles or conversations I've had with "real-world mathematics folk" to help answer this question in the future.