Today I learned that Snickers this Halloween is going green. Not the usual way one does such a thing these days, for it has nothing to do with protecting the environment. The green in question is green-tinted nougat filling those … Continue reading
Is it better to lose a heartbreaker or better to have no shot from moment one and lose by a million? I had both experiences this weekend, each of the teams I jinxed last Friday on the podcast taking really … Continue reading
My beloved Fighting Irish of Notre Dame have a marquee matchup (that’s the phrase everyone is using) tomorrow night in South Bend against the pesky Buckeyes of the Ohio State University. TV execs are salivating. Not every college football contest though … Continue reading
Recently I wrote that the only two good shows on TV were How To with John Wilson and Winning Time. Now there are none. Even more disheartening is that both shows seem to be done done, as in, like, no more episodes ever. How … Continue reading
Thirty years ago today Rudy was released in theaters. (That’s where we watched movies before we streamed them at home.) I was 11 years old at the time, a perfect age to watch a movie about college football. Well, not just … Continue reading
I’m flying solo on today’s episode of Math and Musings, making the journey from summer to fall, a.k.a. baseball to football. … Continue reading
I’m not exactly sure how many double-reverse hexes I’ve put on the New York Yankees so far this year, but rest assured I do talk about how terrible they are on this Friday’s episode of Math and Musings. I recorded the … Continue reading
Most of the people I encounter every day are 12 years old, and therefore have only a vague idea of what “September 11” means. That day in 2001 we were calling it “Attack on America” and we probably should have … Continue reading
At the risk of being upstaged, I’ve invited a guest to this week’s episode of Math and Musings. We were having so much fun we lost track of time, hence the “special guest” and “extended episode” distinction. You’re welcome. … Continue reading
The global pandemic that resulted from the Covid-19 virus was one of the most heinous and wicked events of the past half century or so. Beyond rampant illness and death there was the social costs of isolation and anxiety perhaps … Continue reading