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Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss our recent pilgrimage to that mecca of cheap buffets: Golden Corral. It started as a science experiment and ended, as all good things do, with dessert. Enjoy. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2024
I’ve known for months that the 45th president of the United States would also be the 47th, so last night’s election results weren’t exactly a shock to me. Doesn’t quite make up for the Yankees losing the World Series, but … Continue reading
You never really know what little detail is keeping a string of good luck alive, so it’s always best to cover all bases. Commanders win because I note it here and describe the team as though they are locks to … Continue reading
With temperatures in the 80s the past few days it’s a little tough to believe, but it is now officially fall. Oh, it’s got nothing to do with calendars or thermometers. When baseball ends, it is fall. And fall means … Continue reading
Not exactly a Rumble in the Jungle (50 years ago today, btw), but last night’s 11-4 win over the Dodgers finally had me smiling a bit about the MLB team of my youth. (That would be the New York Yankees.) … Continue reading
I write about them even when they play a boring game, so when my local NFL team (that would be the Washington Commanders) plays the most exciting game I’ve ever see, yes, I’m going to mention it. Actually it wasn’t … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings, the story of a tale one year in the making. After missing the 2023 Virginia Fall Races in a rather bizarre fashion, Franklin and I this year redeemed ourselves in cultured fashion, rubbing elbows with the … Continue reading
For several weeks I’d been in the habit of posting about my local NFL team (that would be the Washington Commanders) following their wins. Yeah, if you can believe it they won again Sunday, a one-sided slogging of the Carolina … Continue reading
TV execs have been dreaming about this one since 1981, and now it’s here: a Yankees-Dodgers World Series. In 41 seasons between 1941 and 1981 it happened 11 times, with seven of those as all-New York affairs. The Bronx Bombers … Continue reading
Last night notwithstanding, the New York Yankees have been pretty dominant this postseason, and it all started with an ALDS Game One win against the Kansas City Royals nearly two weeks ago. For a retelling of that game and the … Continue reading