File under: Not important but something I’ve always believed with absolutely no independent corroboration When McCoy Tyner solos, he plays polyrhythms with his left hand. His right hand is perfectly matching the 4/4 of the rest of the band, but beneath that his left is playing 5 over 4, etc.

Just took an insanely hot walk in Memphis in June. Air so humid it could be used to moderate nuclear reaction. Hoagie Carmichael never mentioned this.

Why is Siri randomly trying to make calls in my car? Oh, NPR on the radio with a report on Syria.

“I’m putting a tariff on you for vague reasons, unless you take nonspecific and unmeasurable actions.” Translation: “The Supreme Court says I can accept a bribe from you as long as I says it’s for official business.”

I’m pitching Netflix a series about Luka and Zion finding best all you can eat places in every NBA city

File under Things I once said sarcastically: "Matt Painter is such a fine basketball coach, I'm sure he's done a great job in preparing Zach Edey for the NBA." On reflection, WTF do I know.

What is the property in physics that causes the volume of liquid to expand when spilled? I have an 8 oz cup of coffee and spill it. Now I'm soaked head to toe, every article of clothing is sopping wet, and the chair I'm sitting on has a huge puddle. Yet the coffee cup still has about ... 7 oz. WTF?