Life
Living in America
After traveling around the world a bit, one gets an outside, more objective look at how America functions and how it compares to other the countries of the world. (more…)
Science
Chance of Rain?
Was looking at the weather report this morning, and there’s a probability question that has me stumped…
If there’s a 30% chance of rain on Sunday and a 30% chance of rain on Monday, what are the chances that it rains on EITHER of those days? And by EITHER, I mean one or the other or both. (more…)
Baseball
How to Hit a Baseball
I’ve been playing recreational ball for a long time now, and I am naturally an analytical pain-in-the-ass, so I like to think that I know something about hitting a baseball. (more…)
Baseball
Prospecting
Back in the early 90’s, when I was collecting baseball cards and trying to find the next superstar, I started getting into stats and number-crunching. That’s how I learned to use Excel. (more…)