AERIAL VIEWS OF 30S BRITAIN
MY FAVORITE JIGSAW PUZZLES are cities from the air. Assembling one is like making a walking tour of neighborhoods with occasional familiar sites. The Guardian recently reminded me of this … Continue reading
HUMMINGBIRDS—LIVING ON THE EDGE
HUMMINGBIRDS OCCASIONALLY SAMPLE MY FRONT-YARD PLANTINGS, much to my amazement of their aerial capabilities. Indeed, this ain’t the half of it as I learned from Bob Holmes in “Hummingbirds Thrive … Continue reading
SUPPIN’ EURO-STYLE
THE DISCOVERER BLOG OFFERS “7 Delicious Culinary Cities in Europe.” Given that I’ve done my share of international travel, I glean tidbits of suppin’ Euro-style, in some instances even without … Continue reading
EXTRACTING LITHIUM MORE EFFICIENTLY PART 2
Yesterday, we learned about challenges of lithium sourcing and recent research in its technology. Today in Part 2, there’s an unanswered question and a novel electrochemical approach. An Unanswered Question. … Continue reading
EXTRACTING LITHIUM MORE EFFICIENTLY PART 1
SETH B. DARLING WRITES IN “The Brine of the Times,” AAAS Science, September 26, 2024, that “Tremendous attention focuses on lithium, which is primarily sourced from either hard rock called … Continue reading
MASERATI 3500 GT—TIMES CHANGE IN 65 YEARS, SORTA
DRIVING AROUND YESTERDAY, I encountered a Maserati GranTurimo Trofeo, a striking looking blue one making the appropriate snarly sounds as it passed by. Well now, this is Orange County, California, … Continue reading
POURING A CAT
ANY CAT LOVER KNOWS A FELINE’S AFFINITY for fitting itself into enclosures of any shape—and seemingly any size. AAAS Science addresses this in a scholarly manner in “How a Cat … Continue reading
COPPÉLIA AT 50 PART 2
YESTERDAY WE SET THE STAGE for Coppélia, a classic ballet produced in 1974 by George Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova. Today in Part 1, we hear from talented dancers who reminisce … Continue reading
COPPÉLIA AT 50 PART 1
MY THREE FAVORITE BALLETS ARE THE CLASSIC Coppélia, and two 20th-century works, Appalachian Spring and Fall River Legend. These latter two have already made appearances here at SimanaitisSays: “My Favorite … Continue reading
PORSCHE TYPE 360 CISITALIA GP CAR—ANALYZED BY POM AND OTHERS PART 2
YESTERDAY, LAURENCE POMEROY MADE a tantalizing comment about the Porsche Type 360 Cisitalia GP car—an apparent necessity of its four-wheel drive. This, recall, in 1947. Today in Part 2 we … Continue reading
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