BEN AND GEORGINA APPRECIATE BRIT TRIVIA
SOME TIME AGO, Wife Dottie and I had the pleasure of introducing Georgina to the American West; she reciprocated by introducing me to English humourist Ben Schott. Georgina is the … Continue reading
DEISM—THROUGH A COMPUTER HARD DRIVE?
I LEARNED YEARS ago that our Founding Fathers were Deists. And I knew from Roman Catholic Latin/English missals that “Deus” meant “God.” Thus, I figured, Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, and those … Continue reading
ON ONE’S SAVOIR FAIRE, CHUTZPAH, AND BRAVADO
I’VE LIFTED TODAY’S TITLE from Peter and Linda Archer’s assemblage of 500 words and phrases that have found their way into English. Dr. Linda Archer is a Professor of English … Continue reading
RM AUCTION: THE PONDER COLLECTION 2007 PART 2
THE CATALOG OF the Ponder Collection 2007 RM auction hit responsive chords of several of my automotive enthusiasms. Today’s Part 2 continues with more of these, some auction results, and … Continue reading
RM AUCTION: THE PONDER COLLECTION 2007 PART 1
I ENJOY PERUSING automotive auction catalogs. The best of them are mini histories of cars and auto memorabilia; they also evoke great reminiscences. As examples, here in Parts 1 and … Continue reading
CATS IN ART
SUSAN HERBERT STUDIED at the Ruskin School of Art. She worked and painted for the English National Opera and, more recently, has turned to prints of theatrical animals. Like me, … Continue reading
ON SPEAKING M.L.E.
REBECCA MEAD WRITES “Schoolchildren in the British capital have developed a dialect, Multicultural London English—and my American-born son is learning it.” This, from The New Yorker, February 6, 2022. It’s … Continue reading
PLAYING WASABI FUTURES PART 2
YESTERDAY, MY THREE PHOTOS of fresh wasabi prices doubling over 2014 to 2022 got me interested in the futures market of this nostril-thrilling Japanese spice. So, what’s the deal: fresh … Continue reading
PLAYING WASABI FUTURES PART 1
I CAN’T SAY I didn’t see this coming: Back on March 28, 2014, I was shopping at Mitsuwa, my local Japanese market, and marveled at the price/lb. of fresh wasabi: … Continue reading
Auto Speed and Sport, Vol. 1 No. 2
MY FIRST CAR MAG was the August 1954 issue of R&T, bought for me by my dad in a valiant effort to keep me out of local street gangs. His … Continue reading
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