Over the weekend I had the pleasure of visiting City Island in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, home to FNB Field and the Harrisburg Senators. The Sens are the AA affiliate of my hometown MLB team (that would be the Washington Nationals), an … Continue reading
If you ever find yourself in Arlington, Virginia, and you head anywhere other than The Italian Store on Washington Boulevard (they have another location on Lee Highway as well), you are wasting your time. Situated inconspicuously among several other restaurants … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings my son and I discuss at great length today’s “holiday.” (It’s always good to pause for reflection at this point.) ‘Round these parts it’s Labor Day wrap-around weekend or some such thing, also known as sop … Continue reading
In better times I’m fond of noting the fickle nature of baseball, that a team who loses 10-0 one day can win 10-0 the next, that some games end 2-1 and others end 14-12, and that sometimes the worst team … Continue reading
I thought I was so clever last Monday when describing the relative unlikelihood that Yankee slugger Aaron Judge would one day break the all-time home run record. I didn’t realize that he would hit one or two every day following this. … Continue reading
School bells have rung and children have sung, but it’s still summer vacation on Math and Musings. On today’s episode Franklin and I discuss the first week of school… from a safe distance. Recorded long ago, we mused upon the possibility of school. … Continue reading
I’ve been a fan of Jerry Seinfeld for over 30 years, but until last night I’d actually seen him perform live only twice. (Pause for effect.) Make that now three after last night’s show at Wolf Trap, conveniently located 10 … Continue reading
Last Wednesday Yankee slugger Aaron Judge hit his 300th career home run. It was only his 955th game and 3,431st at bat. Both of these were records. Before the ball even came down (it was up there a while) fans … Continue reading
While our real-life counterparts are in school today, on Math and Musings Franklin and I are in New York City. I’m realizing now we should have spent the summer recording more of these vacation episodes, producing a kind of endless summer … Continue reading
This summer I’ve really enjoyed listening to the “new” musical release from Lee Mendelson Film Productions, the soundtrack to It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown. It’s Vince Guaraldi and company, doing what can be described simply as “Charlie Brown jazz.” … Continue reading