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Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I do our best to describe our recent trip to Glenstone, the most incredible museum you’ve never heard of. Until now. You’re welcome. … Continue reading
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When it goes on the blog it’s there forever, and I want the following cemented among my observations. Bobby Bonds is one of the most underrated Major League Baseball players of all time. Bobby Bonds played 14 seasons in MLB, … Continue reading
Not long ago I read a book titled My Wild Ride in Baseball and Beyond, the autobiography of a man who spent nearly 50 years in MLB. Davey Johnson never won an MVP and he’s not in Cooperstown, though he’s been … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss our recent excursion to the old country. Last weekend we visited both my hometown of Binghamton, New York, and a town I actually enjoy visiting… Watkins Glen, New York. No auto racing … Continue reading
In From Box Scores to Test Scores I devote a section of the text to the famous “fencepost” problem of mathematics, and the related “off-by-one error” I’m fond of calling the OBOE. The fencepost problem is described simply enough. For example, … Continue reading
I’m a guy who likes to plan things. For example, I can tell you what I’m giving as gifts for the next 10 Christmases. I can tell you what I’m eating for lunch on a Tuesday three weeks from now. … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss our first days of school this year. Of course today is not a school day but a “holiday,” and if you’re wondering what holiday you’re just as in the dark as anyone else. … Continue reading
On the subject begun Monday, that sometimes meh can still be pretty good, last night I was treated to a few tunes, free of charge, the last installment of a summer concert series just down the road from me. The … Continue reading
Two items knocked off the O’Connell schedule this weekend I’d wanted to accomplish for some time. Number one, I finally made it to that Yala Greek Ice Cream in Georgetown. It’s been the talk of Instagram, etc. since it opened … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss perhaps the highlight of our summer: baseball at Camden Yards. Make that Banana Ball at Camden Yards featuring the Firefighters and the Savannah Bananas. You can read about the game here (spoilers!), or … Continue reading