whether your usual number system is broken down, or simply in need of an eul-change, you will find plenty of absolute value in this talk. i'll remove that annoying ring from your definition of prime and roll-over your infinite odometer. once your number system is complete, we'll travel local-to-global, and visit hensel $&$ gertrud in a magical 20dream-land where a series converges if and only if the the terms tend to zero. this talk should be much more accessible than its abstract. i encourage you to attend, if only for the grapes.