Today’s broadcast of Math and Musings is our 50th episode. An homage to the 50th episode of Politics After Dark, today’s episode takes a nostalgic turn to Binghamton and fifty years of history. Find that little purple button on your phone and … Continue reading
Sunday night was the concluding episode of Winning Time, HBO’s series on the 1980s Lakers. Apparently there will be a Season Two, so let me instead say concluding episode of Season One. (Until today I’d had no idea there would be more … Continue reading
Friday on Math and Musings I made a cryptic reference to “other things” I had going on this weekend besides the Kentucky Derby and Mother’s Day. I didn’t want to say too much in case it was a flop, but having … Continue reading
My hometown baseball team (that would be the Washington Nationals) had an odd mix of old and new yesterday: weekday afternoon game played… on the Internet. Yeah, broadcast live on YouTube, it was refreshing to see MLB embracing the new … Continue reading
Headline from one of my local rags, Loudoun Now, from its April 28, 2022, issue: “Requiring Affordable Units Has ‘Minimal Impact’ on Developer Profits: Consultant.” (O’Connell does spit-take.) Yeah, actually I’m not sure whether I should laugh or just #smh on … Continue reading
I sometimes benefit unnecessarily from working for an extremely woke employer. I’m not at all religious, but I get a lot of religious holidays, including today’s. Still wondering? It’s Eid. Eid al-Fitr, or so they tell me, a Muslim holiday … Continue reading
Six weeks ago I said either the Nets or the Sixers would be heading to the NBA Finals (and Phoenix and Miami wouldn’t be). I still stand by these statements. (It’s gonna be Sixers-Warriors, by the way.) Great as my … Continue reading
On a previous episode of Math and Musings I suggested that no one on HBO’s Winning Time was being misrepresented in any unfair way (read:actionable), though I was sure it would come eventually. Yeah, I think that time has come. Sunday’s episode was pretty … Continue reading
We’ve gone very quickly from staying in because it’s too cold to staying in because it’s too hot. Super. My son introduced me over the weekend during our time indoors to “reaction videos.” You familiar with these? Third degree television viewing that’s … Continue reading
New phrase for circumstances when calling something “a dick move” would be too coarse… Like intentionally walking a guy with 2,999 hits. … Continue reading