Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss my Christmas Schedule. Our Christmas Schedule, I suppose, and it’s already begun. It now includes a full 100 items to complete between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the first 40 of which are revealed on today’s episode.
A labor of love.
Enjoy.
True, I’ve called Thanksgiving the most overrated American holiday, but damn if the day before Thanksgiving isn’t great. Like Valentine’s Day or St. Patrick’s Day it may mean very different things to you at different ages or life circumstances, but I’d call any of them fantastic whether considered in the context of the week or totally out of context as a single day.
Cheers to Thanksgiving Eve, whatever your plans may be.
My local NFL team is the Washington Commanders. It’s not the Cubs or Red Sox from the previous century. It’s not the Brooklyn Dodgers of the early ’50s or the Mets of the early ’60s, and it’s certainly not Charlie Brown.
They’re not a bunch of lovable losers.
Lovable losers find charming ways to lose games, not the turnovers and special teams debacle I saw yesterday against our division rival, the Cowboys of Dallas.
The Commanders have lost three games in a row, perhaps regressing to the mean after winning six of their previous seven games.
After playing at a playoff-caliber level for two months I’m seeing mediocrity, and looking for the exit row off the bandwagon.
But I had such a good seat I just can’t give it up.
Several weeks ago Franklin and I participated in a charity fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network.
(Pause to bask in glow of philanthropy before revealing…)
It was a 25-hour gaming marathon and yeah, Franklin would have stayed the full 25 hours had I not dragged him out.
Further details on today’s episode of Math and Musings.
Enjoy.
For two months I avoided seeing The Wild Robot because I figured it would be just a cheap version of WALL-E or some thinly-veiled criticism of capitalism or America in general.
It is not.
Proof that sometimes the hype really is true, and 50 million theatre-goers (or whatever they’re up to) can’t be wrong, The Wild Robot really is that good.
It’s beautiful, it’s inspiring, and appealing, no doubt, to kids from one to 92.
If you’re one of the half dozen people who hasn’t seen it yet (as I was until this weekend) do yourself a favor.
You won’t be disappointed.
The clinking sound you hear is that of champagne glasses held by members and fans of the 1972 Dolphins. When the Kansas City Chiefs lost last night to the Buffalo Bills there were at that moment zero teams left in the NFL with perfect records this year, cementing the ’72 Dolphins claim to most recent perfect season.
The Chiefs really are the new New England Patriots, and I’m always happy to see them knocked down a peg at any point in the season.
Count me among those clinking.
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I check out his new book, the 2025 edition of Guiness World Records.
Boy from my own heart.
Yeah, the records are a little silly today compared to what they were when I was a kid, but I guess life is a little silly compared to when I was a kid as well.
Enjoy.
Christmas comes early this year, my friends. Now available for pre-order on Amazon and other fine retailers, my new book, From Box Scores to Test Scores is your one-stop-shop for all your holiday shopping needs.
Much more to come in the following weeks about this little project of mine, but yes, it’s time to start celebrating.
When I was a kid Veterans Day was a holiday, a real holiday with like businesses being closed and a day off from school.
It would be easy for me to say: Come on, schools, you give us holidays on Diwali and Eid and Yom Kippur but not the one that celebrates those who served in the American military?
(It would be fun to make that joke.)
Credit where credit is due, though, the schools (at least around me) are celebrating our service members today with programs designed to teach students and honor our veterans.
I hate to say it, but this isn’t the worst idea ever.
Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss our recent pilgrimage to that mecca of cheap buffets: Golden Corral. It started as a science experiment and ended, as all good things do, with dessert.
Enjoy.