ENJOYING CRIME CLASSICS, OBSESSIVELY PART 1
THIS ALL STARTED with a Crime Classics program on Sirius XM’s “Radio Classics.” I am prompted to share “The Incredible History of John Sheppard” here at SimanaitisSays in Part 1 … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
PLAGIARISM AT INTEGRITY MEETING
TODAY’S IRONY AWARD at SimanaitisSays honors actions described in the borrowed headline above. It sounds like something in a Tom Lehrer song. However, the headline appeared in the January 18, … Continue reading
SINGER LE MANS REPLICA—ANOTHER STUDY HALL PROJECT PART 2
YESTERDAY IN Singer Le Mans Replica, Part 1, we learned how George Singer’s bicycle works evolved into sporting motor cars that eventually got swallowed by the Rootes Group and the … Continue reading
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