Christmas comes early this year, my friends. Now available for pre-order on Amazon and other fine retailers, my new book, From Box Scores to Test Scores is your one-stop-shop for all your holiday shopping needs. Much more to come in the … Continue reading
When I was a kid Veterans Day was a holiday, a real holiday with like businesses being closed and a day off from school. It would be easy for me to say: Come on, schools, you give us holidays on Diwali … Continue reading
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
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