Among my other activities in life I am responsible for teaching 11-year-olds the finer points of mathematics. Math isn’t exactly everyone’s idea of entertainment, so I occasionally pepper in some lighter material as well. With some success. Here’s an example … Continue reading
February 2020 has five Saturdays. This doesn’t happen very often. As a matter of fact, it happens only about once every 28 years. Two conditions must be met. One, February 1 must be a Saturday, and two, it must be … Continue reading
Singer-songwriter Billie Eilish has a new name as of Sunday… five-time Grammy Award winner. Earlier in life she had a much different name… mine. As in, O’Connell. Yeah, girl’s birth name is actually O’Connell. Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell. (I … Continue reading
Three days in a row this week I came across the name Kobe Bryant. Friday he was the subject of my tear-a-page desk calendar. Saturday I heard he would be courtside to see LeBron James pass him for third place … Continue reading
Okay, who was it? Who left Derek Jeter off his Hall of Fame ballot? I want names. I.. want… a… name. Now. … Continue reading
I heard a vicious rumor Monday that Jack Nicklaus had turned 80 years old. That can’t be right. He just won The Masters at 46, right? Eighty. Wow. And something tells me the guy can still bring it. Must be … Continue reading
The card has been set for this year’s NFL championship game, also known as the “Super Bowl.” (Actually I think I’m not allowed to use that phrase due to copyright protections… oops.) The Kansas City Chiefs, playing in the game … Continue reading
I honestly don’t remember the last time I went to work for five consecutive days. Definitely some time in the last century. This week has been hard, but at least I’ve got a four-day weekend coming up. Well, the kids … Continue reading
Underdog winners and unusual matchups and surprise endings in the NFL playoffs, yet they added up to three out of the top four seeded teams making their respective conference championships. Those will be highly anticipated contests this Sunday, in what … Continue reading
The unusually mild temperatures this weekend made it feel a little more like Spring Break than a winter weekend, no? Well, like the real Spring Break it’s back to reality today, and unfortunately with this “Spring Break” there’s about another … Continue reading