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With one eye on the Denver Double I am turning my attention to the hardwood as well, following the exploits of the NBA team of my youth. That would be the New York Knickerbockers, who last won a championship nine … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2026
With its convincing win (and series victory) last night the Colorado Avalanche moved one step closer to what I’m calling the “Denver Double”: hockey championships on both the professional and amateur ice. Two weeks ago the men’s hockey team from … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss the crowing achievement of my youth: catching a foul ball at a minor league baseball game. Twenty years later I still go to a lot of minor league games and I’ve … Continue reading
It didn’t go exactly the way I wanted, but at least this damn Virginia redistricting election is over and we can get on to more important things… NBA basketball! Admittedly I’m swept up in playoff fever, and I really like … Continue reading
The most contentious political race in American history is not between two candidates. It is a yes/no ballot initiative currently on the table in Virginia. Until tomorrow, when we vote on the damn thing. And my God I’ll be happy … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss the second half of our recent trip to Denver. Highlights include a few things you’ve really got to see to believe, but we’ll do our best on with an audio description: Puttshack … Continue reading
Monday I said that Shrinking was the best thing on TV, a bit of a misnomer for as of last week Shrinking is not currently airing new episodes. The best thing on what we used to call “TV” is HBO’s Rooster starring Steve … Continue reading
Too much cannot be said about the most recently concluded season of Shrinking on Apple TV. I’m a Jason Segel completist anyway, but throw in Harrison Ford, Brett Goldstein, and… wait for it… Michael J. Fox(!) and yeah, you’ve got magic. … Continue reading
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss our recent trip to Denver. Well, the first 24 hours anyway, because wow, a lot happened in there and there’s no way we could squeeze it all in 15 minutes. Part Two … Continue reading
Tomorrow night at my local library I’m giving a presentation on three men with ties to public universities in Virginia. Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Mason either started a college, or decades later had a college named after them. (I’ll … Continue reading