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    Another dubious record

    Posted on August 30, 2021 by moc
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    Our neighbors to the north, the Baltimore Ravens, set a fantastic but rather dubious record this past Saturday evening. After beating my hometown team (that would be the Washington Football Team), the Ravens have now won twenty straight preseason games. Some … Continue reading →

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    Not funny

    Posted on August 27, 2021 by moc
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    Most old episodes of The Simpsons I watch now entertain me even more than they did when I first watched them because if nothing else I get more of the jokes. They’re more relevant to me now, and I appreciate that. … Continue reading →

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    This is it

    Posted on August 25, 2021 by moc
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    Well, this is it… the true last day of summer vacation. Shoot.

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    Ron Carter is the Joe DiMaggio of jazz

    Posted on August 23, 2021 by moc
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    Every live jazz performance I’ve ever been to, whether in a restaurant, a night club, a concert hall, etc. one thing is always true: people talk during the bass solo. Saturday night at Keystone Korner in Baltimore… no one talked … Continue reading →

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    Important discussions that matter a lot

    Posted on August 20, 2021 by moc
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    Last week’s broadcast of Math and Musings, in which I discussed educational policies for six or seven minutes (no, I did not solve all the world’s problems during that time) was probably the closest MAM will come to addressing “real” issues with … Continue reading →

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    The future will come if you wait long enough

    Posted on August 18, 2021 by moc
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    Major League Baseball is the whitest old man sport we’ve got, but even MLB sees the stitches on the fastball every once in a while. Yesterday I had the pleasure of seeing my two favorite teams in two separate contests, … Continue reading →

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    Merry Christmas, Ted Lasso!

    Posted on August 16, 2021 by moc
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    Only a show as awesome as Ted Lasso could get away with airing a Christmas episode in the middle August. Without thinking too much about it I am sort of asking myself why. Did they film the thing a year or two … Continue reading →

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    Dream come true

    Posted on August 13, 2021 by moc
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    There’s about a hundred cliches I could throw out to explain last night’s contest between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, played at the “Field of Dreams” in Dyersville, Iowa. Most of them are part of Crash … Continue reading →

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    Back to real life

    Posted on August 11, 2021 by moc
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    Back to civilization, back to reality, back to school. School, I know. Truth is in the 21st century school never really ends. Last week we finished we finished our summer session and this week we have orientation for incoming sixth … Continue reading →

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    Off the grid

    Posted on August 8, 2021 by moc
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    Believe it or not in 2021 there are still places in the world that have no Wi-Fi or cellular service. And that’s where I am. See ya Wednesday! … Continue reading →

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