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    Put the Frasier reboot on your list… and mine

    Posted on November 1, 2023 by moc
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    Pretty much everything I do in life I like to log here as some sort of backup diary. Some day as I’m writing my memoirs if I’ve misplaced all of my books, articles, CDs, actual diaries, and episodes of the … Continue reading →

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    Fifty years later

    Posted on October 30, 2023 by moc
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    Two weeks ago I was alerted to an anniversary. A fiftieth anniversary, as a matter of fact, for one Peter Jenkins and his walk across America. Yeah, Peter Jenkins, author of A Walk Across America, began said walk on October 15, … Continue reading →

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    Air temps say summer but the calendar says fall

    Posted on October 27, 2023 by moc
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    Running the risk of playing second banana on my own show, I’ve got Franklin O. on the podcast today discussing all things fall. Even though it was like 80 degrees yesterday and will be again today. … Continue reading →

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    Even sports and movies have me confused this week

    Posted on October 25, 2023 by moc
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    This was the World Series no fan nor studio executive one wanted. Shoot. Diamondbacks-Rangers? Snakes and lawmen? Sounds more like the plot of an old Western. And speaking of movies and things that are terrible… Monday I referenced Netflix’s #1 … Continue reading →

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    Old Dads isn’t exactly old school

    Posted on October 23, 2023 by moc
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    The biggest movie on Netflix right now is Old Dads, directed by and starring Bill Burr. Gen X dads butting heads with Millennial dads? That’s got the potential for comic gold, right? For better or worse old Bill gives us some … Continue reading →

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    Cryptic titles always draw listeners

    Posted on October 20, 2023 by moc
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    Today’s episode of Math and Musings is simply called “Animal encounters.” Whoa. But you’ll have to tune in to find out more. … Continue reading →

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    Next on your reading list

    Posted on October 18, 2023 by moc
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    War and Peace, The Great Gatsby, Don Quixote… get ready to add one more to the list. It’s the latest from Jeff Kinney, the greatest social critic of our time. (Pause for effect.) Still thinking? (Pause.) Diary of a Wimpy Kid? … Continue reading →

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    Sounds of the season

    Posted on October 16, 2023 by moc
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    In December it’s Christmas carols and in March an Irish ditty. Every Fourth of July there’s the sound of fireworks while in September school bells ring. And every year, usually about October, champagne glasses ting as the ’72 Dolphins toast … Continue reading →

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    It’s Friday the 13th…

    Posted on October 13, 2023 by moc
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    I don’t think anyone really knows the origin of Friday the 13th superstitions, but I discuss a few with my guest today on Math and Musings. Of course we discuss unusual food items as well, and the usual tangents that do occur … Continue reading →

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    Whom do they think is reading this?

    Posted on October 11, 2023 by moc
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    Every month I read NEA Today, trade publication for members of the National Education Association. (I’m not a member but I like to know what’s going on in the biz.) In each issue there’s a full-page ad for a company … Continue reading →

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