HAS TRUMP READ BUDISH? OR ANYTHING BEYOND SOCIAL MEDIA?
TRUMP IS A (SELF-ACKNOWLEDGED) “VERY STABLE GENIUS.” Quite apart from other “weaves” about Greenland and the Panama Canal, he has also talked of creating a bitcoin strategic reserve. How very … Continue reading
A HOT ’55 CHEVY AND MORE
“AFTER 25 YEARS OF BUILDING CONSERVATIVE six-cylinder automobiles,” R&T wrote, “the 1955 Chevrolet V-8 is an anomaly…. but it certainly appears that a Chevrolet V-8 with optional 180 bhp engine … Continue reading
WHO OR WHAT IS GENIUS? PART 2
YESTERDAY’S TIDBITS BEGAN ANALYSES of Christopher Beha’s “A.I. Isn’t Genius. We Are.” Today in Part 2 we pick up Western philosophy in our early first millennium. The Christian Era’s Unity … Continue reading
WHO OR WHAT IS GENIUS? PART 1
CHRISTOPHER BEHA OFFERS A GUEST ESSAY in “A.I. Isn’t Genius. We Are,” The New York Times, December 26, 2024. Here, in Parts 1 and 2 today and tomorrow, are tidbits … Continue reading
OXBURROW AND FULLER CONTINENTAL TOURERS SURELY GOT AROUND
OF COURSE, IT’S THE BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB—contrasted with the Rolls-Royce Owners Club. The italics mine, not theirs. Confirmation of this is evident in Bentley Motors: On The Road, a compendium … Continue reading
DO OUR LANGUAGES SHAPE US? OR DO WE SHAPE OUR LANGUAGES? PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE LEARNED OF A LANGUAGE that logically places the past in front of us (where it’s readily perceived) and the future behind us (because it cannot be seen). Today … Continue reading
DO OUR LANGUAGES SHAPE US? OR DO WE SHAPE OUR LANGUAGES? PART 1
ANSWER: BOTH, AS MANVIR SINGH DESCRIBES in “How Much Does Our Language Shape Our Thinking?,” The New Yorker, December 23, 2024. Here, in Parts 1 and 2 today and tomorrow, … Continue reading
STRIKING UP DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT BANDS—SOME WITH TARIFFS, SOME WITHOUT
MY INTRODUCTION TO STRIKE UP THE BAND was a harmless Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland flick on Turner Classic Movies. By the time my research completed, I learned of an entirely different … Continue reading
AULD LANG SYNE
LET’S LOOK FORWARD to a Happy New Year tomorrow. But here on New Year’s Eve, it’s fun to be reflective with the Best of 2024, sorta. I’ve selected seven postings … Continue reading
THE WATERS SISTERS—ROLLS-BENTLEY ENTHUSIASTS, FAVS OF CHURCHILL, FOES OF LORD HAW HAW
YESTERDAY BERNARD L. KING TOLD US about the Waters sisters and the adventures in a Bentley Oxborrow and Fuller Continental Tourer. But there’s a lot more to this talented pair: … Continue reading
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