On cars, old, new and future; science & technology; vintage airplanes, computer flight simulation of them; Sherlockiana; our English language; travel; and other stuff
JOURNALIST EXTRAORDINAIRE JUDY STROPUS alerted me to a new book Benneton Rebels of Formula 1, by Damien Smith, Foreward by Pat Symonds, Evro Publishing, 2023. Amazon lists it. I surely … Continue reading
WIFE DOTTIE’S NIECE LINDA RECENTLY came upon strips of b/w negatives shot by Dottie when I drove a Formula Ford at what I believe was the last competitive event at … Continue reading
THE WORD GENIUS WEBSITE RECENTLY OFFERED “Historical Puns That Can Still Make You Laugh.” I works for years with R&T Editor John Dinkel, punster extraordinaire, so my standards are high. … Continue reading
TODAY IN PART 2, WE CONTINUE RECALLING life’s adventures embodied in refrigerator magnets, inspired by Linda Geddes’ article in The Guardian. These magnets do so much more than just attach … Continue reading
“FRIDGE MAGNETS,” LINDA GEDDES WRITES in The Guardian, March 18, 2024, “Can be Cool Aid to Holiday Memory Recall, Study Finds.” Linda says, “Whether holding up shopping lists or hastily … Continue reading
ONLY RECENTLY DID AN AUTOMAKER say it had stopped riding shotgun and, what’s worse, tattling on its drivers. Kashmir Hill gives details in “General Motors Quits Sharing Driving Behavior with … Continue reading
YESTERDAY R&T found the 1957 Lotus Sports to be likable enough, but “for which we can discover no useful purpose.” It was not inexpensive and would not be particularly competitive … Continue reading
“AN IMPRACTICAL, HIGHLY DESIRABLE COMBINATION,” R&T wrote in September 1957. And October 1983’s Peter Egan wrote about “Crate Expectations.” Curiously these were very similar cars: The 1957 Lotus Sports was … Continue reading
AS I NOTED BACK IN “Managing Opera Chaos Part 1,” “The Met’s Franco Zeffirelli-designed production of Turandot is a perfect example of why it’s called Grand Opera.” Calaf and the … Continue reading
I’M ENJOYING RESEARCH OF uniquely American phrases, enough so it’s stretching here into Part 2. To tighten the focus today, I even sneaked in two that are more than just … Continue reading
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