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    All the more reason to listen, wherever you are

    Posted on July 29, 2022 by moc
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    According to my sources, Math and Musings is now the 78th-highest-rated show among News Commentary offerings of Apple Podcasts. In Mexico. I swear this is actually true. … Continue reading →

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    Great book(s); bush-league error

    Posted on July 27, 2022 by moc
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    On Friday’s podcast I referred to a book by an incorrect title, an embarrassing error with an unfortunate corollary in my own life. The name of the book is Bushville Wins!, the story of the early days of the Milwaukee Braves. … Continue reading →

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    “TV” bringing it this summer

    Posted on July 25, 2022 by moc
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    Remember when we were growing up, when television in summer was an endless string of reruns? Maybe a “replacement” show or two if you were lucky. Like so many things now accepted as givens, we didn’t know what we were … Continue reading →

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    You learn something new every day

    Posted on July 22, 2022 by moc
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    For years I thought the word memento (as in, like, a souvenir) was actually momento, similar to the word “moment.” It captured a moment in your life, no? Turns out it’s actually related to the word memory, which in retrospect makes much more … Continue reading →

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    Baseball offerings new and old

    Posted on July 20, 2022 by moc
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    I barely recognize the names and faces any more, and embarrassingly nearly I’m old enough to be some of the players’ dads, so watching baseball’s All-Star game is only so interesting for me these days. Seeing games that are 25 and … Continue reading →

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    “Halfway” point of MLB season

    Posted on July 18, 2022 by moc
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    The official halfway point of the baseball season was a dozen games ago, but now’s as good a time as any to take stock of the good and bad. The good? My team in the Junior Circuit, the team of … Continue reading →

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    It’s over

    Posted on July 15, 2022 by moc
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    Many times previously on this blog and on Math and Musings I have detailed unusual food items and my quest to obtain them. It is now over, for I have discovered the ultimate expression of such. Strawberry… Milkshake… Frosted Flakes. Let … Continue reading →

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    Not to be outdone…

    Posted on July 13, 2022 by moc
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    Much of the discussion in yesterday’s math class centered around “7-Eleven Day,” one of the great national holidays in which one can get a free small Slurpee at 7-Eleven on 7/11. That would be July 11. (Suckers in other countries … Continue reading →

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    For display only

    Posted on July 11, 2022 by moc
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    At my house I really need more trophy space. It’s not that I’ve won a lot of trophies; I just like displaying stuff. That is all. … Continue reading →

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    Heroes feted here

    Posted on July 8, 2022 by moc
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    There are two men I admire and aspire to be above all others. One is Michael O’Connell Sr. The other is Robert E. Gallagher, subject of today’s episode of Math and Musings. Enjoy. … Continue reading →

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