A while back, I wrote a post about an incident involving former Major League Baseball player and current ESPN analyst Doug Glanville and the West Hartford Police Department. It was kind of the perfect storm to set me off. I liked Glanville as a player and like him as an analyst. I find West Hartford to…
I hate the news. I suppose I don’t hate the news per se, but I really hate the people who deliver the news. They do a horrifically bad job. Everyone complains about meteorologists, but their job is really hard. The weather in incredibly complex and they are trying to tell us things about the future. The…
I was watching the Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks game on MLB last night. During the game, there was a score update showing the Angels lost their game when a batted ball hit the runner for the last out of the game. I only see an out caused by the runner being hit by a batted ball…
The death penalty has been in the news a lot lately. I read recently that Oklahoma has approved nitrogen gas as a way to kill people. The Boston Marathon bombing trial is in its sentencing phase. There have also been several high profile executions gone wrong. And, of course, The Supreme Court just heard oral…
As I mentioned in my last post, there was a blood drive at my office today. I signed up with every intention of giving blood, but I failed. The good news is that they didn’t even stick me this time. The nurse who was taking my information rejected me. It’s probably just as well because…
I signed up to give blood. They are having a blood drive at my office in a few days and I signed up to give. I am utterly terrified. This is the fourth time that I’ve signed up to give. The first time, I turned a horrible ashen gray color and the nurse unhooked me. …
If you follow baseball, you’ve probably heard about Bryan Price’s obscenity filled rant during his pregame interview yesterday. I wouldn’t normally comment on this, but I’m bothered by the way it’s being covered. It was absolutely fantastic. Unfortunately, the press was on the receiving end of the tirade, so they don’t see it the same…
As a New Englander, Patriots’ Day is a day I can’t help but notice. The Sox play at 11:05 in the morning. The Boston Marathon happens. But as a Non-Mass and Non-Maine New Englander, it is not a day I celebrate. I am fascinated by holidays like Patriots’ Day, though. They add a lot of…
April 15, 1947 was the day Jackie Robinson played his first Major League Baseball game. For the past ten or so years, Major League Baseball has celebrated the date as Jackie Robinson Day. It’s a nice day for baseball. There are ceremonies before all the games. All the players wear Jackie Robinson’s number, 42, as…
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these Logic 101 posts. Just as a refresher, I like to look at a topic from the point of view of logic 101. That is, I try to see where the basic errors in reasoning occur. My theory is that if everyone took an intro to…
