In baseball the saying is, “It’ll look like a liner in the box score.” That’s how I’m seeing my local NHL team (that would be the Washington Capitals) and its sneaky entrance into this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs. The Caps … Continue reading
It’s been a minute since I’ve had a Sunday night with no episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm to look forward to. Last night was one of those nights, and yeah, it just felt wrong. Then again, for a little perspective (and … Continue reading
Like I’m going to take a professional food critic to Disney World and not have him on the podcast talking about the delicious fare offered at the tastiest place on Earth. Today on Math and Musings my son muses about all … Continue reading
In the final episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, cantankerous everyman Larry David admits that he “is 76 years old and has never learned in my entire life.” That line, echoing the episode’s title (“No Lessons Learned”), was everyone’s takeaway Monday morning, … Continue reading
We’ve waited and waited, but now it’s here. It’s time for One Shining Moment. At approximately 3:15 p.m. today (in Northern Virginia, anyway), the celestial body we refer to as “the moon” will cross in front of the celestial body … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss our recent trip to the happiest place on Earth. It’s Walt Disney World, and I can vouch for that tagline. Need proof? Check out the aforementioned podcast. … Continue reading
There has been only one school in NCAA history to win both the men’s and women’s basketball championships in the same season. The University of Connecticut has done it twice. Once in 2004 and once in 2014. I’d say they’re … Continue reading
On this coming Friday’s episode of Math and Musings you’ll hear me and Franklin talk about the “reverse jinx” and how saying that North Carolina State wouldn’t make the Final Four would actually make it come true. Yup, worked like a charm. … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings you’ll hear me and Franklin discuss the NCAA Tournament, among other things referencing my one-time home of Raleigh, North Carolina, and its North Carolina State University Wolfpack. I say I was happy they made the tournament, … Continue reading
If there was ever a sign, four years after it began, that the coronavirus pandemic was over, it was last week when I walked into my local Harris Teeter (ironically to get a covid booster) and saw that the bin of … Continue reading