KEWL BUILDINGS U.S.A. PART 1
“AS WE TRAVEL AROUND THE UNITED STATES,” the Discoverer website writes, “we witness fantastic buildings that adorn the country’s cites and towns…. Let’s take a road trip across America as … Continue reading
KAWARA’S CARD GAME IS GOOD FUN, AND NEIGHBORLY
“ ‘IT FEELS GREAT WHEN YOU WIN, but it’s even more fun when you use a card featuring someone you actually know,’ says 12-year-old Sasuke, who plays about three times … Continue reading
ON GREENLAND, NOT JUST OVER IT PART 2
YESTERDAY, PART 1 SHARED JAMES MEEK’S personal encounters experienced in Greenland described in “Everything is Possible,” London Review of Books, April 17, 2025. Today’s Part 2 begins with an horrific … Continue reading
ON GREENLAND, NOT JUST OVER IT PART 1
JAMES MEEK IS A CONTRIBUTING EDITOR at the London Review of Books and, by my modest standards, something of an adventurous traveler: He recently visited Greenland, a place I’ve experienced … Continue reading
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
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