As a former horn player, I listen to as much French horn music as I can get. I love the big orchestras and bands, but there’s always been a special place in my heart for small ensembles. Things like woodwind quintets, brass trios, and brass quintets. One of my favorite brass quintets is the Canadian…
Good evening. It’s 11:36 PM on the 22nd of December. I’m just now getting a chance to sit down and write something. Anyone who knows anything about writing knows that it’s impossible to get anything good written in 24 minutes. Heck, it’s almost impossible to get anything bad written in 24 minutes. But I promised…
When I hear the phrase “large numbers” I instantly think of the law of large numbers. That’s just that the average of a large number of results approaches the expected value. And that’s not what I’m talking about here. What I am talking about is literal large numbers. Things like a million or a billion….
Someone brought a tray of Italian cookies to work today. It’s the holiday season and there’s been different kinds of food in the breakroom all week. It’s been kind of nice. Today it was Italian cookies. I didn’t have any. It wasn’t that I wasn’t quick enough. There were plenty there when I walked into…
It seems like whenever someone wins something, an award or a race or something, they say that it makes them humble. Apparently, winning gold at the Olympics is a humbling experience. I always find the statements confusing. I guess I don’t know what all those winners mean by humble. According to the internet, there are…
Cats are better than dogs. I’m not saying you have to like cats better than dogs. I’m just saying that cats are objectively better. Let’s look at the evidence: I could go on, but ten is a nice round number. Most of these should be obvious and need no explanation. Number five might be a…
Everything that exists is either a potato or not a potato. You can do it with any noun. Everything that exists is either a box or not a box. Everything that exists is either a shelf or not a shelf. But I first heard it with potato and that’s my favorite way to say it….
I’m having another depressive episode. It’s not a shock, but it is really frustrating. Objectively speaking, my life is better than it’s been in ages. I’m in what’s likely the best relationship I’ve ever had. She even understands my depression. For the first time in three years, I have a real job. Relatedly, I’m feeling…
Have you ever spent time on Google Trends? It’s an oddly fascinating place. It’s basically what it sounds like. Google lets you see what is trending on their search engine. You can see real time searches or look up specific topics. Real time almost always has soccer at the top, which I find interesting, but…
Unique is one of the emptiest words in the English language. It means, as I’m sure you all know, one of a kind. Something is unique if there’s nothing else like it. The problem is everything that is is unique in some way. (There were a lot of is’s in that sentence) People are sure…
