Days off from school really haven’t changed much for me in 35 years… wake up, drink hot chocolate, play Nintendo. Yeah, the actual 8-bit NES. I’ve had mine since 1989. I was a different character in the story back then … Continue reading
I didn’t really need a third snow day this week, but I’ll take it. I’ll take it. And if you’re home and looking for something to do, check out today’s episode of Math and Musings. My son and I open a … Continue reading
Strictly speaking, a two-hour delay should have one-fourth the value of a full-on snow day. But no child (or teacher) in America thinks a two-hour delay is anywhere near 25% as good as a snow day. Ten to 15 percent … Continue reading
For every day of my life I have an index card with a list of items I plan to do that day. Today’s card says: whatever the (expletive) I want. Yup. That’s a good day. … Continue reading
On today’s episode of Math and Musings my son refers to the holiday season as “Tripmas.” My boy. Five best places to spend Christmas: 5. Paris 4. Hawaii 3. New York City 2. London (big pause) Home I’ve done only one … Continue reading
A recent press release from McDonald’s trumpets changes in its burgers and buns… beefier, juicier, “better” or some such thing. Among other changes is a promise of sesame seeds that are “more spread out” on the bun. Sesame seeds that … Continue reading
If Alex Ovechkin some day falls one short of setting the all-time career record for goals scored I’ll remember yesterday afternoon and still call him the greatest I ever saw. Midway through the second period the Great Eight had an … Continue reading
Season Four of Math and Musings premieres today, with my most popular guest promoting his new website. Calendars change, but some things never do. Amen. … Continue reading
I don’t really care who wins; I just love the fact that the Universities of Michigan and Washington are competing for this year’s NCAA football championship. This is further proof that I never actually left the year 1991; I’m just … Continue reading
Happy New Year, everyone! As one who likes to examine numbers and describe interesting attributes of such, I would be remiss if I did not mention yesterday’s date: 12/31/23. That’s 123123. Awesome. Today’s not a bad one either: 1/1/24. Not … Continue reading