Last night I finished reading Michael Schur and Joe Posnanski’s Big Fan: Two Friends, 82,490 Miles, and the Wild, Wonderful Sports We Love. In a word? Pretty good. More funny than anything (it’s got the Schur touch more than the … Continue reading
I never follow IndyCar racing and I never care much what happens in Washington, D.C. Bring them together though for something awesome? I’m in. If you missed yesterday’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix… what in God’s name were you doing? This … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings I discuss with Franklin his parents’ wedding anniversary. The couple in question is me and my wife, and we’ve now been married for 16 years. You better believe I give Franklin some 2010-themed trivia, a … Continue reading
One of my favorite players/managers of all time is Davey Johnson. Last year when he passed away I gave him a more complete profile, but coming upon the one-year anniversary of his death I thought I would take a further … Continue reading
Forty years (or so) of being either a student, a teacher, or both, and I don’t think I’ve ever started a new season on a Monday. (Pause for effect.) So much for that! … Continue reading
Last Wednesday I teased the subject of today’s episode of Math and Musings, writing that the Pennsylvania cities of Lancaster and York have several things in common. Still stumped? There are two big ones. One, both cities were at one … Continue reading
Since it “ended” in May of 2023 I’ve worried that a Season Four of Ted Lasso would somehow mar the original trio of seasons and make me question the entire affair. Oh, Mike, ye of little faith. My fears were … Continue reading
I haven’t posted at all this summer about Larry David’s new show on HBO Max, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness… mostly because it just hasn’t been that good. Sure, there has been a funny sketch or two in … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I are in upstate New York again (separate trip if you can believe it), taking in the old sights in Old Forge. I say old because every point of reference I have in … Continue reading
Over the next 48 hours my son and I will travel to and spend nights in the Pennsylvania cities of Lancaster and York. These cities have several things in common, and one of particular interest to me and Franklin. Can … Continue reading