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Monthly Archives: February, 2019

MARY JANE AND VOC EMISSIONS

I ENJOY CALLING it Mary Jane for old times sake. Marijuana is in the news these days because its production could worsen the emissions of VOCs, volatile organic compounds. Jason … Continue reading

February 8, 2019 · Leave a comment

ENGLISH CLERGY—ONE, A ROGUE; ANOTHER, A SCIENTIST PART 3

THE STUDENT Thomas Espin was highly motivated by viewing the Great Comet of 1874. Even in 1888 when appointed the vicar of Tow Law, in England’s northern County Durham, he … Continue reading

February 7, 2019 · 1 Comment

ENGLISH CLERGY—ONE, A ROGUE; ANOTHER, A SCIENTIST PART 2

YESTERDAY, WE encountered a real rogue of an English prelate. Today and tomorrow in Parts 2 and 3, we meet another member of the English clergy, one who was honored … Continue reading

February 6, 2019 · Leave a comment

ENGLISH CLERGY—ONE, A ROGUE; ANOTHER, A SCIENTIST PART 1

THERE’S SATISFACTION in buying a book for one reason, then coming to enjoy it for other reasons entirely. So it is with A Field Guide to the English Clergy, by … Continue reading

February 5, 2019 · 2 Comments

HURRAH FOR NEW WORLD PROJECTS!

SATIRE IS THE DIURETIC of the body politic, someone once said (and I’ve oft repeated). To see stunning examples of this, look no further than the works of New World … Continue reading

February 3, 2019 · 1 Comment

QUEEN MARY’S MODI OPERANDI

HOW WOULD ONE explain that one’s grandmother had a way of, shall we say, acquiring the treasures of others? Not kleptomania, mind, in the sense of compulsively, surreptitiously making off … Continue reading

February 2, 2019 · Leave a comment

FOR SALE: CHATEAU—HIST, XLNT NBHD, MLTI BALCS, GRT VU, EZ MOVE-IN, SELLER HIGHLY MOTIVATED

IF YOU’RE LOOKING for a chateau (and who isn’t these days?), have I got a deal for you! Or, at least, details of a potential deal. There are caveats, however. … Continue reading

February 1, 2019 · 6 Comments