Today on Math and Musings you’ll hear me and Franklin discuss our Christmas Schedule, 2025 edition. Only a couple minor modifications between this year and last, proving, well, maybe we’re homing in on finally getting this thing right. Enjoy. Things to … Continue reading
Everyone’s favorite “baseball” team, the Savannah Bananas, announced plans this week to create a “verified secondary ticket marketplace” for their fans. I applaud the effort in trying to curb fraud, though a certain buyer beware might also work; the effort to reduce prices … Continue reading
At the top of my newsfeed Saturday was an article from WTOP (that’s radio for those of you from this century) headlined “Loudoun County schools see a major increase in the number of students unable to pay for school lunches.” … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings I give up hosting duties… not to my son but to my other heir apparent: artificial intelligence. Yup. The program is called Brisk and not only did it map out the episode for me and give … Continue reading
Last week I noted a few curiosities regarding this year’s mayoral race in Seattle, Washington. (I say Washington as to not confuse it with other Seattles. Or other Washingtons.) Among other things I observed the “progressive bias” to late-arriving ballots. More … Continue reading
This weekend was not the time to be a D.C. sports fan. In a 24-hour period… My hometown NBA team (the Washington Wizards)… losers yesterday (11 in a row) and owners of the worst record in the league. My hometown … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings: Part Two of last week’s episode recreating a 20-year-old broadcast of Politics After Dark, the most talked about episode of PAD that ever aired. Highlights include a series of somewhat inane questions directed at my son, and … Continue reading
I’m not sure who originally put a curse on my hometown NBA team (that would be the Washington Wizards), but it goes back to the previous century and has withstood every reverse hex I’ve ever tried. The thing I always … Continue reading
Though I live about 2300 miles away, I’ve been watching with interest this year’s Seattle mayoral race. Two candidates with wildly different political views, wildly different campaign styles, a David and a Goliath, an insider and an outsider, an incumbent … Continue reading
The most talked about episode of Politics After Dark aired on November 8, 2005. My guest that night was one Joseph P. Sullivan, City Council candidate in Binghamton’s Fourth Ward. We didn’t talk about politics. I asked Joe a series of … Continue reading