Google “Binghamton, New York” any time in the past few days and there’s only one news story that comes up. I’ve been saying for years that Binghamton’s never in the news for anything good, and my god this is the … Continue reading
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Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss the Feast of St. Valentine. He’s a little too young and I’m a little too old to really appreciate the holiday, but we do trade some good barbs and challenge each … Continue reading
On the subject of unexpected items, we have today’s gift from the snow day gods. That my local school district would call a snow day? Not unexpected. That we would actually have a giant pile of snow out there? Now that … Continue reading
Well, I certainly wasn’t expecting that. Franklin and I did have a few things right last Friday, at least tangentially, as we discussed the big game. I mentioned how no one had ever won three straight Super Bowls, I mentioned a … Continue reading
This weekend you’ve got not one but two podcasts to check out featuring yours truly. Of course there is today’s episode of Math and Musings, in which Franklin and I preview this Sunday’s big game. Everything you need to know in 15 … Continue reading
A running gag on Math and Musings is my saying something pithy about the date, how it’s a “good number” or relates to something obscure in some oblique fashion. Today’s date is 2-5-25. Sometimes they just make this too easy for … Continue reading
I always shake my head a bit, like a grumpy old man, when my son describes his favorite part of a live sporting event. Invariably it’s some overpriced item from the concession stand. Yesterday, while too cold for sports, we … Continue reading
A section of the opening monologue to Politics After Dark described the show as having “a few surprises… sometimes even for me.” I can think of no better way to present today’s episode of Math and Musings, recorded so long ago I have … Continue reading
Someday I’m going to write my autobiography, and I think the appropriate subtitle would be something to the effect of how I got to a bunch of random projects while maintaining completely unrelated employment for the state. The title, of course, … Continue reading
Seeing my hometown NFL team–that would be the Washington Commanders–play in the NFC Championship game yesterday was kind of a thrill… until about 18 seconds after their opponents touched the ball. Philadelphia’s early score may have been a sign of … Continue reading