TALES OF THE 5S AND OTHERS
IT IS WITH MIXED PRIDE AND SHAME that I read Fiona Young-Brown’s “The 10 Busiest Highways in the U.S.” in the dailypassport website. Pride, because I contend successfully with these … Continue reading
CANALS TO BE SAVORED
THE DISCOVERER BLOG offers “9 Canal Rides You Have to Take,” three of which I’ve already enjoyed—and one that Discoverer missed but could well have included. Here are tidbits about … Continue reading
HORATIO’S TRIBUTE AND A RAYMOND CHANDLER FALSE LEAD
WHAT’S THE LINK BETWEEN Horatio’s last words in Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Harry Jones’s final misleading in Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep? This is the sort of thing that pops into … Continue reading
SOUTHEAST MUSINGS
THE DISCOVERER BLOG’S “10 ESSENTIAL STOPS Along the Southeastern Coast” rekindled memories of my own touring down that way. Several of these have already appeared here at SimanaitisSays, but I’d … Continue reading
MORE (CLEAN) ENERGY TO YA
“HOW DOES YOUR STATE MAKE ELECTRICITY,” asks Nadja Popovich in The New York Times, August 2, 2024. What’s more, she provides the answers in a most illustrative way. Here are … Continue reading
LET’S GO TO EXTREMES
HERE ARE TIDBITS OF GLOBAL EXTREMES of one sort or another gleaned from a variety of online sources. A principal one is the dailypassport website. Unexpected Geographical Superlatives. The dailypassport … Continue reading
RIDIN’ THE RAILS—ASEA AND OTHERWISE
WHILE LIVING ON ST. THOMAS, we occasionally had the pleasure of dining aboard fancy cruise ships (when enough of their passengers chose STT cuisine that evening). Otherwise, I’ve never been … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO’S HYDROGEN FERRY
THE FIRST HYDROGEN FUEL-CELL FERRY is now operating in San Francisco Bay. Marika Price Spitulski gives details at Nice News, July 15, 2024. Cutting Pollution. Hitherto, conventional diesel engines power … Continue reading
MEET THE TAYLOR FOLKS
IT’S A TAD OFF MY U.S. RTE 6 MEANDERINGS, but Taylor, Nebraska, is a must see on any further coast-to-coasts. In fact, I learned about Taylor Folks in my recent … Continue reading
THE COOLEST BUILDINGS—MY FAVS PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE VISITED an ancient movie set, a chapel in saintly red rocks, and a Czech “Fred and Ginger.” Today in Part 2 we continue trippin’ around Europe and then … Continue reading
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