About a year ago my local high school changed its school nickname from a politically-incorrect Civil War reference to the more generic “Captains.” This week my local NFL team changed its politically-incorrect nickname (well, the one they had before they … Continue reading
A palindrome is not a palindrome. … Continue reading
Let the record show that despite alternate decisions being made by some of my musical colleagues I have decided to continue selling my music on Spotify and other streaming services.
Working five days in a row? Whoa. It’s been a while, but somehow I ended up doing it this week. In a word, it ain’t easy. And twelve degrees outside ain’t helping.
The second-worst month of the year is the 30 days following Christmas. We’ve made it through. Unfortunately the worst month of the year is the 30 days after that. Shoot. … Continue reading
Was this the greatest weekend of pro football of all time or what? Wow. Four games decided by a total of 15 points. I was happy with the results of all of them… until the Buffalo game went into overtime. … Continue reading
Hey, remember when they closed the schools with zero snow on the ground? (Pause for effect.) And then made the same mistake two days later! … Continue reading
The town I grew up in, Binghamton, New York, is one of three municipalities collectively known as “the Triple Cities.” The other two? The villages of Johnson City and Endicott. If those names sound familiar to you it may be … Continue reading
You know the old Econ 101 story? T-shirts versus haircuts? Haircuts get relatively more expensive compared to t-shirts because our capacity to produce t-shirts has increased dramatically through the years while getting a haircut… is the same haircut received by … Continue reading
In 2007 I wrote a book called The Other Side of the Coin, a free-market response to Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed. Over the past 15 years I’ve largely forgotten about it, but listening to Math and Musings today has got me thinking … Continue reading