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
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I continue “snow day season” with an episode recorded weeks ago as the snow fell outside. Actually it wasn’t snowing at all; our county school district just closed that day because they knew … Continue reading
Monday night’s College Football Playoff finale didn’t exactly work out as I had hoped, though I suppose it sort of did work out exactly as I’d suspected. Over the past 35 years I’ve gotten used to Notre Dame’s football team … Continue reading
At the beginning of this NFL season I probably could have told you three of the four teams competing in this coming weekend’s conference championships. Chiefs, Bills, Eagles… the usual suspects. The team I never would have guessed is my local … Continue reading
It feels like forever ago now, but last Monday began a streak of four consecutive snow days ’round these parts. Franklin and I recorded an episode of Math and Musings every day. This is the first. Enjoy. … Continue reading
With a 3-0 shutout win yesterday my hometown NHL team (that would be the Washington Capitals) now sit half a dozen points against the next best team in the Eastern Conference. (That would be the New Jersey Devils, who’ve played … Continue reading
Doink. It was the most beautiful sound I’ve heard in quite some time, the pleasant clang of a football careening off a goalpost, just right, to bring happiness to the nation’s capital. My hometown NFL team (that would be the … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings you’ll hear me and Franklin discuss a recent trip to Arizona, highlighted by our seeing a Notre Dame football win. On TV. And not the one last night. Still a great win though. And a … Continue reading
Third snow day in a row is getting to be a bit much for Mr. O’Connell, to say nothing of Dad. My boy though? Pretty excited. And it’s all about the kids. … Continue reading
I often laugh at our local school district’s trigger-happy response to calling snow days when there are about three flakes of snow on the ground. Yesterday afternoon when they called it there were zero flakes on the ground. (Pause for effect.) … Continue reading