HARRY NILE AND CARS PART 1
I’VE COME TO RESPECT HARRY NILE, Jim French’s radio detective of the noir variety. Harry has appeared here at SimanaitisSays twice already, in “Harry Nile, Seattle P.I.,” and in “Turing’s … Continue reading
ON TRUMP—OF ALL PEOPLE?!—CONTROLLING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
THIS IS TANTAMOUNT, OF COURSE, to RFK, Jr. in charge of health and human services. Or an unelected Musk being in charge of anything governmental. But there we are. The … Continue reading
THE LRB, GRENADA’S ERIC GAIRY, UFOS, AND PRESIDENT CARTER’S INVITATION TO SATURN’S TITANIA PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE SET THE STAGE FOR LRB LETTERS connecting the words of our title. My sincere acknowledgement and thanks to the three writers, Paul Sutton, Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire; Robert Hunter, … Continue reading
THE LRB, GRENADA’S ERIC GAIRY, UFOS, AND PRESIDENT CARTER’S INVITATION TO SATURN’S TITANIA PART 1
FIRST, I STRESS THAT THE LATE JIMMY CARTER was one of our most technically trained of presidents: He was a Naval Academy graduate eventually specializing on nuclear submarines. Thus, his … Continue reading
CAN A GOVERNMENT BE RUN TO “FAIL FAST, LEARN FASTER”? SHOULD IT BY OPERATED IN SUCH FASHION?
“FOUR EARLIER STARSHIP LAUNCHES Highlighted SpaceX’s ‘Fail Fast, Learn Faster’ Approach” reads the headline of Deccan Herald, citing the International New York Times, October 13, 2024. The article’s subhead expands, … Continue reading
WADDINGTON’S WAR PART 2
YESTERDAY WE LEARNED OF THE ALLIES’ SECRET WW II WEAPON—the game of Monopoly fitted out with escape aids for POWs. Today we continue with details from a variety of sources. … Continue reading
WADDINGTON’S WAR PART 1
“CRIKEY!” SAID THE BRITISH WW II POW, “I’ve just landed on Regent St. and it has a hotel!” He also recognized that his escape plans were enhanced by this Monopoly … Continue reading
DOGE FLUNKS ARITHMETIC
THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY (sic) recently posted a “wall of receipts” claiming it had already saved the federal government $55 billion. What with a math Ph.D. and all, I … Continue reading
BULLOCKS WILTSHIRE—IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT.
I CONTINUE TO BE SAVORING Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep, the Annotated version. Like an eager Bible student, I’m reading portions of it repeatedly seeking new tidbits about Los Angeles … Continue reading
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HARRY NILE AND CARS PART 2
IN PART 1 YESTERDAY, WE CITED several cars appearing in Harry Nile adventures. We continue today with two more that our sleuth drove: a 1936 Bentley and a 1942 DeSoto. … Continue reading →