When your name is Michael O’Connell, you don’t need to wear green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Green is for amateurs. I could have used the luck of the Irish, though, yesterday, for my “hometown” college–that would be the George … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss the most overrated day of the math year: Pi Day. Actually we spend much of the day talking about pie, not the Greek letter or mathematical constant, and that’s much more our speed. … Continue reading
Five years ago today the world, well, the world shut down. Remember that one? Among other things I remember thinking, hmm, if this really is the end, I guess I lived a pretty good life. Five years later I’ve had … Continue reading
The closest Long John Silver’s restaurant to me is more than an hour away, but given its status as the industry standard in quick service seafood, I do stay apprised of its doings. And as I will on occasion partake … Continue reading
Today’s episode of Math and Musings is admittedly not the most happy or uplifting episode we’ve ever aired, though I felt it necessary to provide a little more closure for those who remember JR Gaudet. Actually, that’s all I’ve done for … Continue reading
Eleven years ago today, coincidentally enough, was also Ash Wednesday. Unlike today, where temps will be in the 60s, there were mounds of snow everywhere from a storm 48 hours prior. And most importantly, one Franklin Sullivan O’Connell came into … Continue reading
I know a thing or two about enjoyable movies. In fact I wrote the book on it. (That’s usually just an expression.) Oscar-nominated movies, though? Let’s check the O’Connell stats. Oscar nominees for Best Picture… O’Connell saw zero of ten. … Continue reading