In the 19th century and into the early part of the 20th century it was customary, on the Fourth of July, for a public official–a mayor, a judge, a justice of the peace–to recite the text of the Declaration of … Continue reading
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In the past week I’ve done two things that brought normalcy a little closer to reality. One: played a gig. Two, saw somebody else play a gig. Not too much to report about my own gig. Yup, still know how … Continue reading
Latest manifestation of unusual food item… Wendy’s spicy chicken sandwich-flavored Pringles. (Pause for effect.) Okay this is just too much. … Continue reading
Back to the old unscripted format for this week’s episode of Math and Musings. Check it out here. … Continue reading
I’m 39 years old, which means I’ve been a legal adult for more than two decades. All this time I’ve lived in a society which promises, among other things, a jury of one’s peers. I’ve never been judged by such … Continue reading
Beautiful thing about living in 2021… blogging from the beach. Beautiful thing about being at the beach… not wasting precious beach time blogging. … Continue reading
In our ongoing quest to find new and unusual snack items, my son and I have discovered ketchup-flavored Pringles. Not a misprint. Not a gag. Currently available only in Canada, with the right connections (i.e. this thing called Amazon) one … Continue reading
Like most people in the world I watched In the Heights this past weekend. Watched it from the comfort of my home, which I guess at this point says more about me than about the state of the world. In the … Continue reading
Like Santa Claus showing up in summer, musical idols of my youth, Weezer, dropped a surprise (to me, anyway) single on Friday, this after two full-length albums so far this year. (Yeah, that’s like Santa in January, May, and June.) OK Human, Van … Continue reading
When I was a kid there was always one given on the last day of school. Your math teacher would let you watch the classic Disney production, Donald in Mathmagic Land. Watch it? This was no small thing. Step one: … Continue reading