The global pandemic that resulted from the Covid-19 virus was one of the most heinous and wicked events of the past half century or so. Beyond rampant illness and death there was the social costs of isolation and anxiety perhaps … Continue reading
My local Target has started selling pumpkin-pie-flavored Pop-Tarts. One, it’s barely September, and two… seriously? Pumpkin pie? (Pretends to be offended.) They were delicious.
At the top of every episode of Math and Musings I promote the proceedings as 15 minutes of “science, politics, news, and opinion.” On today’s episode (called simply “Science Lesson”) I stick to the first one. … Continue reading
You gotta hand it to the folks at Kellogg’s. Just when you thought that Oreoification couldn’t stretch any further, Kellogg’s, in collaboration with Apple TV and the estate of Charles Shultz, have created a Charlie Brown Halloween-themed cereal. Called simply … Continue reading
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, the event everyone knows by its highlight, remarks by Dr. Martin Luther King that included the phrase “I have a dream.” Apparently it wasn’t even part of the original speech; … Continue reading
On today’s episode of Math and Musings I put the old MAM jinx on the ballteam of my youth, the former Bronx Bombers now Bronx Flounderers. My Yankee description no longer makes sense but the rest of it does, so now … Continue reading
‘Round these parts today’s the last day of “summer vacation,” a quaint 20th-century phrase describing the months plowing the corn fields or whatever we did before smartphones. There’s another quaint phrase from one of this century’s great philosophers, Craig Williams. … Continue reading
There are only two good shows on TV these days (remember TV?)… Winning Time and How To with John Wilson. They are both on HBO. Max. Or whatever it’s called now. Both shows went a little weird this weekend, but then, I … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings I’m flying solo, but continuing the conversation begun last week with my son. Don’t worry, I still used him as a consultant on the episode. Uncredited and unpaid. … Continue reading
Yesterday I received a notice from X reminding me it was our fifth anniversary. I don’t usually celebrate anniversaries with Xes, regardless of how well I knew them when.