The Inuit Sergio the Eskimo, that is what everyone called him. No one meant anything mean by it, it was just that his real name was way too hard to pronounce. No one knew his back story (no one ever cared enough to ask). The other tenants in his apartment complex would see him around […]
I posted a video I put together of a song by The WRB Project. Give this one a listen. Justin wrote it for his late sister. I really like it, it is powerful. As always, videos are shot with a budget of zero. We use the best equipment we can scrounge up. The point is […]
Nonplussed Aside from all the racial and cultural epithets that are being hurled with more and more frequency, there is a particular word that I genuinely do not like. It constantly confuses me; its use makes me stumble and bumble even though I am very familiar with it. I’ve seen it written and heard it […]
It’s a Beautiful Day for Baseball! I just heard that the great Joe Tait died. The news was not unexpected; he was old and had several health problems. Still… This I know, Joe’s voice was the theme music of my youth. It was Joe who would let me know that “The Cavs are going right […]
Truth Machine I am a boxing fan. There is something about two people standing face to face in a ring that is pure and primal. And yes, sometimes I think the sport should be outlawed. But then I watch a little UFC, and I realize boxing is tame in comparison. I find mixed martial arts […]
Subtle is as Subtle does, the Strange but True Story of 13 over 27 I have studied lots of different subjects. The most slippery is easy to identify. It is probability theory. Problems in this branch of statistics trip up experts (and me) all the time. There are lots of stories of famous scholars who […]
Roy My ears ring; the technical term is tinnitus. If I am in total quiet, I can hear whistling coming from my ears. And yes, it is annoying. That is why I sleep with a television on. The TV’s sound drowns out the noise coming from my ears, and all is well with the world. […]
Mozart with a Telecaster Where have all the great composers gone? That was a question Stephen Jay Gould once asked in one of his essays. Gould was a Harvard professor who, among many other things, was the greatest essayist on scientific topics the world has ever seen. Known primarily as an evolutionary biologist, he had […]
The Magic of Harvard University …a guest post by Buford Lister Hello, my name is Buford Lister. I am honored to be writing for you today. As you may already know, I am the creation of an unknown author. Ryan-Tyler N. Mason? That guy doesn’t exist; he is merely a figment of an aging, yet […]
I recently completed another video for The WRB Project. This one is a little different than the others. Enjoy…