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    New Year’s Eve on a Friday night is just a beautiful thing

    Posted on December 31, 2021 by moc
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    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again now: New Year’s Eve is my favorite holiday. For a further discussion (uh oh, here comes the commercial), tune in to Math and Musings today, available wherever podcasts are sold.

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    Season finale season

    Posted on December 29, 2021 by moc
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    Remember when TV shows followed the school-year schedule? New season starts in the fall and ends in spring? Yeah, neither do most people. They probably don’t remember when Curb Your Enthusiasm started either, because it was about a billion years ago. … Continue reading →

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    78 for 78

    Posted on December 27, 2021 by moc
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    When I set out to do something I never don’t do it, so saying I had a perfect score on my Christmas list this year is like noting that the earth managed another spin yesterday. I’ll admit I had one slight … Continue reading →

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    Christmas verses

    Posted on December 24, 2021 by moc
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    ‘Twas the day before Christmas and all through D.C., Two-dollar Big Macs for you and for me! Let the Wizards keep winning as the Caps rest a while, And Santa, give the Football Team a reason to smile. We all … Continue reading →

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    No school… for some

    Posted on December 22, 2021 by moc
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    Among the differences between my hometown of Binghamton, New York, and my adopted home of Loudoun County, Virginia, is that the saps in Binghamton had to go to school three days this week while we had to go none! For … Continue reading →

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    You can go home again?

    Posted on December 20, 2021 by moc
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    I’ve heard it said you can’t go home again. No, you definitely can, though perhaps a part of you wishes you hadn’t. “Home,” currently, in the place I so often deride, I’m reminded why I do. But for a handful … Continue reading →

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    Home stretch

    Posted on December 17, 2021 by moc
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    It’s here. The last day of school and the final day of announcing my “Christmas list” on Math and Musings. Now it’s time to go home.

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    ‘Twas the days before Christmas break

    Posted on December 15, 2021 by moc
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    Three days until winter break. Oh, if the kids only knew the teachers looked forward to the end of the week waaay more than they do. … Continue reading →

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    The book makes me want to see the movie

    Posted on December 13, 2021 by moc
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    I just finished reading Mark Seal’s Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli: The Epic Story of the Making of The Godfather. Eh. Not exactly a page-turner, the book did at least have the advantage of my all-time favorite movie as its subject. … Continue reading →

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    Christmas list update

    Posted on December 10, 2021 by moc
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    Fifty-one down, 27 to go. It’s a labor of love, completing my Christmas list, and the only thing I like more than doing it is talking about it. For a further explanation, tune in to today’s episode of Math and Musings, … Continue reading →

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