Pariah

That I'm a nut of some kind pretty much goes without saying.

A local radio station was hosting a contest for the best pun. I went through all my old jokes and emails and selected the ten best puns I could find, figuring one of them would win the contest. Unfortunately, no pun in ten did.

Brexit Part II

I am in no way, shape, or form qualified to comment on all the legal aspects of this. But I will say that from the gallery, this conviction passes the eye test.

At one point in 1983, Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was #1 on the Billboard charts, while Air Supply's "Making Love (Out of Nothing At All)" was #2. Jim Steinman wrote both songs. It's the only time that one songwriter has had the top two songs, performed by different artists. Rest In Peace.

Everyone has heard about the proposed rollout of a European Super League in soccer (what they call 'football' over there). At its heart, it's a big money grab for and handful of teams from England, Spain, and Italy, with the possibility of including teams from, say, Germany and France or maybe other countries in the future. Good gig if you can get it, I suppose. This led to an interesting op-ed by USA Today sports writer Dan Wolken: A college football Super League would be very lucrative ... for the very few. The basic idea, as quoted in the article, is this:

Wait, college football in April? Yes! The 2020 FCS playoffs (postponed from last fall) begin this weekend. The FCS championship game is scheduled to be played Saturday, May 16th in Frisco, Texas. Spring games are also underway, and of course transfers and the upcoming NFL draft will all play a role as well. It's not the usual version of spring football. The 2020 FBS season was one of the strangest on record. Will 2021 be any saner?

A little Beethoven performed on the glass armonica.

That's fine. I feel like your comment really augmented our discussion.

...until E-flat left. Then C and G had an open fifth between them.

C, E-flat, and G walked into a bar. The bartender said, "Get out. We don't serve minors here."

We've still go some work to do.

Future

How about by number of papers published?