This weekend I experienced probably the best thing I ever saw on a screen and also the worst. The worst was Saturday night (actually Sunday morning), as my temporary team (that would be the Duke Blue Devils) lost its semifinal … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss this weekend’s Final Four, the conclusion to this year’s NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament. A.K.A March Madness. For once my guest and I are caught up on the madness, offering … Continue reading
It’s still unclear to me whether it was to celebrate an anniversary or April Fools’ Day, but yesterday’s MLB Immaculate Grid was the greatest I had ever seen. Completing it, honestly, was the most fun I’ve had since before Covid. … Continue reading
And after all that the Final Four is all the number-one seeds? Pfft! I coulda done that with my eyes closed. Oh, well. At least I can say I guessed a few of them correctly. Exceptions being the ones I … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I are celebrating a bit, toasting MAM’s 200th episode. We talk a little basketball, a little unusual food items… the staples of O’Connell living. Enjoy. … Continue reading
Pardon me if I’m a bit like a kid at Christmas today. Tomorrow not only begins the next round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, but the Major League Baseball season as well. Does having Opening Day at the end of … Continue reading
It happens in quick succession every year: bracket made, bracket busted. But damn it’s still fun to watch, no? As an added bonus this year I got to see some of this action in person… okay it was the NIT, … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss this year’s NCAA Tournament, among other things speaking at great length about a team… that’s no longer in it. This is the madness of March. … Continue reading
It didn’t take long for this year’s NCAA Tournament to live up to its standard nickname. That’s the alliterative one containing the tournament’s month, describing the surprising action that seems to accompany each game. And it started with the first. … Continue reading
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