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I was about six billion short in my bid to purchase the Washington Commanders, but I do know a thing or two about sports and numbers. For further details, tune in to today’s episode of Math and Musings. … Continue reading
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Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of trying a new creation at McDonald’s… a twist on its traditional handheld apple pie… the Cookies & Creme pie. Wow. Barely a month after I tried the Grimace Shake (also McDonald’s!) and a week after … Continue reading
My new obsession is the one everyone has these days… Immaculate Grid, now presented by baseball-reference.com (my previous obsession). Basically a cross between Wordle, Sudoku, tic-tac-toe, and the back of a baseball card, Immaculate Grid is my life in a … Continue reading
Last Wednesday we celebrated a milestone on this site: 1500 entries at mikeoconnelljr.com. The theme of the piece was numbers, and there were quite a few. A hundred to be exact. To hear about the first 20 in greater detail, … Continue reading
I’ve produced so many tributes to Robert E. Gallagher over the years–TV, radio, and print–that doing so again today would just be piling on. Here’s the short version, on what would have been his 100th birthday. Bob Gallagher lived the … Continue reading
The fine folks at Kit Kat have introduced a lovely blending of flavors worthy of inclusion on this blog and my shopping list. I was even willing to commit the great sin of buying something without first seeing its price. … Continue reading
Somehow every episode of Math and Musings becomes a tribute to my family members of previous generations. Of special note on today’s episode is Robert E. Gallagher, my paternal grandfather who would have turned 100 years old this Wednesday. Not everyone has … Continue reading
In celebration of blog post #1500 (that’s this one), I give to you the much-anticipated list of sports-related numbers, 1-100. Recently Mike Greenberg (the ESPN guy of Mike & Mike, Get Up, etc.) published a book called Got Your Number, in which Greenie … Continue reading
Me: Dad, you know they made another Indiana Jones movie? Dad: Yeah, I know, like 15 years ago. Me: No, another one, a fifth one. Dad: Really? With Harrison Ford? That guy’s got to be like 80 years old. Me: He’s younger … Continue reading
As promised last week, Part 2 of the “beach series” airing on Math and Musings. Enjoy. … Continue reading