When your name is Michael O’Connell, you don’t need to wear green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Green is for amateurs. I could have used the luck of the Irish, though, yesterday, for my “hometown” college–that would be the George … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss the most overrated day of the math year: Pi Day. Actually we spend much of the day talking about pie, not the Greek letter or mathematical constant, and that’s much more our speed. … Continue reading
Five years ago today the world, well, the world shut down. Remember that one? Among other things I remember thinking, hmm, if this really is the end, I guess I lived a pretty good life. Five years later I’ve had … Continue reading
The closest Long John Silver’s restaurant to me is more than an hour away, but given its status as the industry standard in quick service seafood, I do stay apprised of its doings. And as I will on occasion partake … Continue reading
Today’s episode of Math and Musings is admittedly not the most happy or uplifting episode we’ve ever aired, though I felt it necessary to provide a little more closure for those who remember JR Gaudet. Actually, that’s all I’ve done for … Continue reading
Eleven years ago today, coincidentally enough, was also Ash Wednesday. Unlike today, where temps will be in the 60s, there were mounds of snow everywhere from a storm 48 hours prior. And most importantly, one Franklin Sullivan O’Connell came into … Continue reading
I know a thing or two about enjoyable movies. In fact I wrote the book on it. (That’s usually just an expression.) Oscar-nominated movies, though? Let’s check the O’Connell stats. Oscar nominees for Best Picture… O’Connell saw zero of ten. … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss all things March: birthdays, holidays, basketball, leprechauns. Tomorrow begins the part of the year when it starts to get good again. Enjoy. … Continue reading
Hard to believe it’s only Wednesday, right? Well, part of that is because you’ve actually been through 60 percent of the week already. In case you’ve never heard it before, this is the breakdown: Monday… 32% Tuesday… 28% Wednesday… 20% … Continue reading
Five weeks in a row of five days of school. Ouch. I’m reminded of the words of one of the great characters of theatre… Tevye the milkman from Fiddler on the Roof. Five daughters. (Pause for effect.) Read that first line … Continue reading