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    The night(s) that THIS happened

    Posted on September 17, 2025 by moc
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    It’s been two months, but I think now I’ve finally wrapped my brain around exactly what happened to me the night of July 16, 2025. Both times I experienced it. Allow me to explain. The morning of July 16, 2025, … Continue reading →

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    Outlaws bring it at MPP

    Posted on September 15, 2025 by moc
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    Yesterday afternoon (and long into the night) I got to see the “Outlaw Music Festival” at Merriweather Post Pavilion, proof again that it’s often fun to root for the bad guys. If the headliners really were on the run from … Continue reading →

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    Can anyone really describe a trip to Glenstone?

    Posted on September 12, 2025 by moc
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    Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I do our best to describe our recent trip to Glenstone, the most incredible museum you’ve never heard of. Until now. You’re welcome. … Continue reading →

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    Bobby Bonds is better than you think

    Posted on September 10, 2025 by moc
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    When it goes on the blog it’s there forever, and I want the following cemented among my observations. Bobby Bonds is one of the most underrated Major League Baseball players of all time. Bobby Bonds played 14 seasons in MLB, … Continue reading →

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    Davey Johnson, 1943-2025

    Posted on September 8, 2025 by moc
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    Not long ago I read a book titled My Wild Ride in Baseball and Beyond, the autobiography of a man who spent nearly 50 years in MLB. Davey Johnson never won an MVP and he’s not in Cooperstown, though he’s been … Continue reading →

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    Back in the old country again

    Posted on September 5, 2025 by moc
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    Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss our recent excursion to the old country. Last weekend we visited both my hometown of Binghamton, New York, and a town I actually enjoy visiting… Watkins Glen, New York. No auto racing … Continue reading →

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    Math coming up in history class!

    Posted on September 3, 2025 by moc
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    In From Box Scores to Test Scores I devote a section of the text to the famous “fencepost” problem of mathematics, and the related “off-by-one error” I’m fond of calling the OBOE. The fencepost problem is described simply enough. For example, … Continue reading →

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    The reason is money, not what they tell you

    Posted on September 1, 2025 by moc
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    I’m a guy who likes to plan things. For example, I can tell you what I’m giving as gifts for the next 10 Christmases. I can tell you what I’m eating for lunch on a Tuesday three weeks from now. … Continue reading →

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    Back to school (sort of)

    Posted on August 29, 2025 by moc
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    Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss our first days of school this year. Of course today is not a school day but a “holiday,” and if you’re wondering what holiday you’re just as in the dark as anyone else. … Continue reading →

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    Pretty good band at a pretty nice venue

    Posted on August 27, 2025 by moc
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    On the subject begun Monday, that sometimes meh can still be pretty good, last night I was treated to a few tunes, free of charge, the last installment of a summer concert series just down the road from me. The … Continue reading →

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