Forget June in January. This is March in December. The new College Football Playoff bracket has brought a touch of March Madness to an already glorious season (I mean Christmas, not football), and I’m ready to jump on the 12-team-bracket … Continue reading
It’s Christmastime again. Time to make a list and check it twice. You’ve heard me and Franklin talk about it on the two most recent episodes of Math and Musings: our Christmas list. Well, not Christmas list… Christmas schedule. “List” … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I continue our discussion of the Christmas schedule, things one must do between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The day we recorded Franklin was sick and I do most of the talking. He still upstages … Continue reading
We’ve waited and waited and it’s finally almost here. No, not Christmas… the release of From Box Scores to Test Scores, my new book available at Amazon and other fine retailers. From its online description… What started as strictly a motivation … Continue reading
Just when I thought I was giving up on pro football this season and jumping on the Capitals bandwagon (best record in the east–why not, right?), my local NFL team (that would be the Washington Commanders) put on a clinic … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss my Christmas Schedule. Our Christmas Schedule, I suppose, and it’s already begun. It now includes a full 100 items to complete between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the first 40 of which are revealed … Continue reading
True, I’ve called Thanksgiving the most overrated American holiday, but damn if the day before Thanksgiving isn’t great. Like Valentine’s Day or St. Patrick’s Day it may mean very different things to you at different ages or life circumstances, but I’d … Continue reading
My local NFL team is the Washington Commanders. It’s not the Cubs or Red Sox from the previous century. It’s not the Brooklyn Dodgers of the early ’50s or the Mets of the early ’60s, and it’s certainly not Charlie … Continue reading
Several weeks ago Franklin and I participated in a charity fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network. (Pause to bask in glow of philanthropy before revealing…) It was a 25-hour gaming marathon and yeah, Franklin would have stayed the full 25 hours … Continue reading
For two months I avoided seeing The Wild Robot because I figured it would be just a cheap version of WALL-E or some thinly-veiled criticism of capitalism or America in general. It is not. Proof that sometimes the hype really is true, … Continue reading