May 2020 – Ryan Benbow's Blog

My Thoughts on This Week

May 30, 2020
by Ryan

I was working on another blog post on this site but current events have shifted my focus to another topic which I will address here. The majority of my posts are more likely to be frivolous in the grand scheme of things — sports, TV shows, math nerdery, etc. However, occasionally I may feel compelled to post some serious thoughts on certain topics. After all, I have a blog now, and the current events of this week have led me to post my thoughts here.

2020 has certainly been quite the year in the news. This week, we have seen a black man senselessly die at the hands of a white police officer in Minnesota. This has led to nationwide unrest, increased racial tension, protests, and rioting in several cities, including here in my city of Indianapolis. Back in Minnesota, we have seen the officer responsible for this man’s death arrested and charged with murder, although we have also seen a CNN reporter arrested on live national TV while reporting the news. Bizarre times indeed. With everything taking place and with all the unrest, it is more abundantly clear that this world is broken.

TV Shows

The Big Bang Theory Season 13

May 16, 2020
by Ryan

On the one-year anniversary of the series finale of The Big Bang Theory, we explore what one more season of the iconic TV show could have looked like.

If you followed the show like I did, you may recall that the series said its final goodbyes one year ago today – Thursday, May 16, 2019 – after twelve successful and entertaining seasons. Those of you who know me well have probably figured that I would drop in several TV references on this blog to a certain core group of my favorite shows. I have already included several references on here to The Simpsons and The Office, and now The Big Bang Theory makes this list as well.

Better Than Facebook

Days of the Week

May 8, 2020
by Ryan

A few months ago, I was talking with a co-worker in the office (back when we were actually working in the office), and it somehow came up in conversation that another person’s date of birth was September 6, 1995. My immediate reaction, without even thinking, was to muse out loud, “Huh, a Wednesday.” She looked at me rather strangely and asked, “Are you serious?” A quick google search confirmed that September 6, 1995 was indeed a Wednesday. Her next question to me was, “How did you know that?”

I get asked that question every so often, but I never know how to respond. I answered her the same way I answer every other time. “Um, it’s just something I can do. I can tell you the day of the week for any date. Within reason.” I never know how to explain it though. This invariably leads to further questions, quizzing me on the day of the week for other dates as well. She asked me her birthdate, November 12, 1996, and after a few seconds, I told her it was a Tuesday. Correct.

Better Than Facebook

My Coronavirus Post

May 4, 2020
by Ryan

I said I wasn’t going to do it. We all got tired of hearing about coronavirus a long time ago, so I decided from the very beginning that I wasn’t going to pile on by dedicating an entire post this topic. Yes, our current pandemic did help inspire me to start this blog in the first place. Yes, I have posted a couple of song parodies with an overall theme resulting from our current coronavirus culture. But I have told myself this entire time that since everyone, including me, is beyond tired of hearing about coronavirus, I would absolutely not do a post about coronavirus.

With that said, here is my post about coronavirus.

Month: <span>May 2020</span>

My Thoughts on This Week

The Big Bang Theory Season 13

Days of the Week

My Coronavirus Post