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Tangentially About Pavarotti But Not Really

Just in case you have been hiding under a rock all day, Pavarotti died approximately 18 hours ago. Miss Mussel is an opera infant and has only heard snippets of the singer when he was well past his prime. He was admittedly entertaining to watch and shades of his former self were clearly evident [...]

Late Night Maths

Consider this:
10,000 men play varsity baseball each year in American colleges.
1,000 men play professional baseball in the majors.
There is obvious great disparity in the numbers here and a proper analysis would require some maths skills far beyond Miss Mussel’s ability at this late hour.
Let’s suspend reality for a moment and imagine that MLB turns over [...]

Wheel of Misfortune

 
Each performance took a tiny strip off of your credibility. It happened so slowly, you didn’t really notice straight away. The money was good and middle class, middle aged soccer moms the world over have chosen you to provide their dinner party ambiance instead of Michael Bolton or that pesky Josh Groban. So [...]