Roger Angell called it The Summer Game. Some call it The National Pastime. Say simply “ballgame” and no one thinks you’re going to a tennis match. This summer I saw ballgames in two hemispheres, one national capital, three state capitals, … Continue reading
It’s been more than a month since I left for Japan and nearly three weeks since I returned, but on the podcast I’m still in the Far East, talking with Franklin today about our final stop, Kyoto. This is the … Continue reading
Before he was a Banana Ball pinch-hitting star, outfielder Nick Markakis suited up for the Baltimore Orioles for nine MLB seasons and the Atlanta Braves for six more. He’s got a career batting average of .288, 189 home runs, and … Continue reading
They call it the greatest show in sports. The question for me, before seeing the Savannah Bananas in person for the first time, was whether I was watching a show or whether I was watching sports. Turns out I was. … Continue reading
On Math and Musings today you’ll hear Franklin and me (still) talking about our time in Japan, specifically our side quest into the mountainous region around Hakone. In real life we have long since returned to the good old USA, doing … Continue reading
Most people, no matter what line of work they’re in, are often asked about their greatest influences, or about a favorite member of their field. It doesn’t happen to me all that often, but when I’m asked about my favorite … Continue reading
I’ve lived in Loudoun County (Viriginia) for 13 and a half years, but until this past weekend I’d never been to the famous Loudoun County Fair. Happily I can no longer make that claim. There was the usual carnival rides … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss our time in Tokyo, recorded when that was the only city in Japan we’d actually been to, so we have no reference to anything else. Still a pretty spot-on assessment if … Continue reading
Monday night I was in our nation’s capital to experience baseball stateside for the first time seeing the Seibu Lions take on the Rakuten Golden Eagles two weeks ago in Japan. My hometown team–that would be the Washington Nationals–won the … Continue reading
Yesterday afternoon I received an e-mail from M&T Bank informing me that my daily deposit limit on their mobile app was increasing from $6,000 to $50,000. Fifty thousand dollars. A day. This is the amount I can now deposit online. … Continue reading