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Just when you thought TV was going to suck for a few months, a saving grace arrives in the form of John Wilson. As in How To with. I’ve said before that I can’t explain it; How To with John Wilson just good. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2023
The legendary, incomparable, and iconic Tony Bennett spent seven decades at the top of the music business. (Now that’s incomparable.) He doesn’t exactly need any more fame, but on Math and Musings today I give him his 15 minutes. … Continue reading
This past Saturday I received word that one of my gradeschool music teachers, Mr. Conrad Ross, had passed away at the age of 88. Overshadowed a bit by the death of another of my musical inspirations, Tony Bennett, truth be … Continue reading
Tony Bennett passed away Friday at the age of 96. News outlets around the world dusted off the obituaries they had filed away 20 years ago, knowing that, well, no one lives forever. Even back then the words “legendary” and … Continue reading
I was about six billion short in my bid to purchase the Washington Commanders, but I do know a thing or two about sports and numbers. For further details, tune in to today’s episode of Math and Musings. … Continue reading
Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of trying a new creation at McDonald’s… a twist on its traditional handheld apple pie… the Cookies & Creme pie. Wow. Barely a month after I tried the Grimace Shake (also McDonald’s!) and a week after … Continue reading
My new obsession is the one everyone has these days… Immaculate Grid, now presented by baseball-reference.com (my previous obsession). Basically a cross between Wordle, Sudoku, tic-tac-toe, and the back of a baseball card, Immaculate Grid is my life in a … Continue reading
Last Wednesday we celebrated a milestone on this site: 1500 entries at mikeoconnelljr.com. The theme of the piece was numbers, and there were quite a few. A hundred to be exact. To hear about the first 20 in greater detail, … Continue reading
I’ve produced so many tributes to Robert E. Gallagher over the years–TV, radio, and print–that doing so again today would just be piling on. Here’s the short version, on what would have been his 100th birthday. Bob Gallagher lived the … Continue reading
The fine folks at Kit Kat have introduced a lovely blending of flavors worthy of inclusion on this blog and my shopping list. I was even willing to commit the great sin of buying something without first seeing its price. … Continue reading