Editor’s note: Today on Math and Musings you’ll hear the “just in case” episode Franklin and I recorded long before we left for Japan and before we knew how easy it would be to record and post. Next week’s podcast … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2025
Sometime later on this arduous travel day of mine I’m arriving back in the gool old U.S.A. after spending the past week and a half in Japan. Full reflections forthcoming; for now you can read about one slice of the … Continue reading
From the day my family decided to visit Japan to the day we actually departed on said journey was about a year and a half. Needless to say it took a lot of planning–around our house we called it “Japlans”–some … Continue reading
Today in real life Franklin and I are taking a bullet train across the island of Japan. Today on Math and Musings we’re still in the good old U.S.A., celebrating the great state of New Jersey and describing our recent excursion … Continue reading
I don’t know what I was thinking Monday with my post about Japan, that somehow I wouldn’t be able to update the site so many miles from home. Japan is like, land of Internet and Wi-fi and all things electronic… … Continue reading
If you’re reading this on Monday, July 7, I’m about 7,000 miles away from home, currently in or en route to Tokyo, Japan. (With time zone changes it takes over 24 hours to get there, so any time you’re reading … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss our recent trip to Coney Island, among other things home of the famous Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest… happening TODAY! Yeah, we weren’t/aren’t there for the contest. Just doing some advance … Continue reading
I’ve heard that John Adams always insisted July 2 should be the real commemoration of our nation’s independence, not July 4, so perhaps today we begin year number 250 in our history. In my family, though, the end of June and … Continue reading
This weekend I was traveling with my son in New York City, visiting lower Manhattan and parts east, basically the sections of New York we didn’t hit last time (Broadway show and Yankee game). There are these whole other sections … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss our recent trip to Atlantic City… from Atlantic City! Recorded for the first time on location, it’s actually the third A.C. trip discussed on the pod. I think we’re getting the … Continue reading