GEDANKENEXPERIMENTE TO EN ZED
HERE’S A WONDERFUL “THOUGHT EXPERIMENT,” albeit utterly impossible in the real world: tunneling through the center of Earth to the other side. BBC Sounds offers “What Would Happen If We … Continue reading
REGIONAL YUMS
THE DISCOVERY BLOG OFFERS “10 Regional U.S. Dishes You Have to Try Once,” several of which I’ve enjoyed more than that. I’ve picked out five of them to share here, … Continue reading
HEALTH RESORTS—JUST IN TIME AND PLACE
THE VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN. TRUMP WANTS TO “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN” by turning the clock back to President McKinley’s time. This, despite plenty of us having already had enough of seemingly … Continue reading
EUROPEAN SOUVENIRS
THE DISCOVERER BLOG RECENTLY RECOMMENDED “Ten Souvenirs You Should Actually Buy in Europe.” Which, in turn, got me thinking of my own travel acquisitions, about which I score pretty well … Continue reading
A GRAND SUMO CHRISTMAS BOOK
DAUGHTER SUZ AND I ENJOY Grand Sumo Highlights on NHK World TV. To enhance our knowledge of this Japanese sport ritual, she gifted me a copy of The Perfect Guide … 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
PARK IT HERE, PAL
DAILY PASSPORT’S MARISSA KOZMA DESCRIBES “5 Architecturally Stunning Parking Garages Around the U.S.” Each is an example of how a ubiquitous multistory box can assume character as well as utility. … Continue reading
MUNICH HAPPY SNAPS PART 2
AS NOTED YESTERDAY, THIS STARTED serendipitously with Munich happy snaps from 2002. We continue our trippin’ today in that Bavarian city’s ViktualienMarkt just south of Marienplatz and conclude in a … Continue reading
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
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
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