MUNICH HAPPY SNAPS PART 1
I WAS RUMMAGING AROUND for Birthday/Christmas wrapping when I discovered an artifact from days when Cal’s Cameras/Video did all of R&T’s photo processing. Its prints came from August 2002, about … Continue reading
ON STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF FIFTH AVENUE AND SHOOTING SOMEBODY
I WAS GOING TO TITLE THIS “TRUMP NAMES LUIGI MANGIONE TO JUSTICE DEPARTMENT POST,” but decided that Andy Borowitz would do a better job with the satire. I read Robert … Continue reading
PASTRAMI QUESADILLA—FUSION CUISINE OLE!
THERE ARE SEVERAL LAYERS OF THIS TALE, one a bit scary but with a happy ending. They’re offered as tidbits chronologically. The Basic Quesadilla. Wikipedia describes, “A quesadilla is a Mexican dish … Continue reading
MERRIAM-WEBSTER WORD OF THE YEAR 2024
MERRIAM-WEBSTER SURELY NAILED “POLARIZATION” as its Word of the Year 2024. As noted, it “happens to be one idea that both sides of the political spectrum agree on. Search volume … Continue reading
CELEBRATING THE CELESTA—IN VARIED MEDIA
“THERE COMES A MOMENT IN ‘THE NUTCRACKER,’ ” Joshua Barone writes in The New York Times, December 8, 2024, “a ballet full of fantasy of fantastic music, when the Sugar … Continue reading
MERCEDES-BENZ W196R—FOR THE WELL-HEELED COLLECTOR
MY FAVORITE CAR MAGAZINE, Classic & Sports Car, reports that “Moss and Fangio’s Mercedes-Benz W196R is for sale.” This is surely to be a highpoint of the February 1, 2025, … Continue reading
TRIPPIN’ MUSICALES
ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF MY EARLY RETIREMENTS (my several-day stayovers on business trips) was seeking out cultural enrichment. A recent musical encounter on SiriusXM “Symphony Hall” rekindled memories of … Continue reading
ADVENT CALENDARS: GENGENBACH’S AND PENZEY’S
TODAY, DECEMBER 9 IS THE NINTH DAY OF ADVENT, beginning on the fourth Sunday before Christmas. Wikipedia notes, “The name comes from Latin adventus (‘coming; arrival’).” Here are tidbits about calendars announcing … Continue reading
TRUMP AND SCIENCE/TECH PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE EXAMINED AN ARTICLE IN SCIENCE addressing funding cuts and policy shifts likely with a second Trump administration. This continues today in Part 2. “Go Wild” on Health, Medicines, … Continue reading
TRUMP AND SCIENCE/TECH PART 1
PERHAPS YOU’VE NOTICED, SCI-TECH IS ONE OF THE eight categories of SimanaitisSays. The others: Classic (largely focused on old R&Ts), Trippin’ (my Baedekers and personal travel), Editor (language and word … Continue reading
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