FRIDGE MAGNETS PART 2
TODAY IN PART 2, WE CONTINUE RECALLING life’s adventures embodied in refrigerator magnets, inspired by Linda Geddes’ article in The Guardian. These magnets do so much more than just attach … Continue reading
MAGNETIC MEMORIES PART 1
“FRIDGE MAGNETS,” LINDA GEDDES WRITES in The Guardian, March 18, 2024, “Can be Cool Aid to Holiday Memory Recall, Study Finds.” Linda says, “Whether holding up shopping lists or hastily … Continue reading
MANNEY ON/IN EUROPE
“TO R&T READERS OF A CERTAIN AGE,” I wrote awhile back (October 7, 2022), “Henry N. Manney III was Yr. Fthful Srvt covering Formula One back before the sport sought … Continue reading
MY BRIGHTEST (ALBEIT SHARPEST) OF SOUTHERN ITALY
OF ALL MY BAEDEKER’S GUIDE BOOKS, my Southern Italy is in the best condition. A 1912 edition, it’s far from the newest. Yet its spine is tight, its pages unruffled, … Continue reading
NESSIE TIDBITS PART 2
I’M NOT SURE HOW I got into researching the Loch Ness Monster, but it’s fun to tiptoe between truth and supposition. Indeed, here in Part 2 matters seem to reside … Continue reading
NESSIE TIDBITS PART 1
I TEND TO BE A SKEPTICAL SORT (my mathematics training rates proof above supposition) and I dislike anagrams (which sounds irrelevant but of which more anon). These two personality quirks, … Continue reading
“ROUND ATLAS” FUN REDUX
“CANADA AS FAR SOUTH AS CALIFORNIA”?? This calls to mind the NPR April Fool’s spoof that the U.S. sold Arizona to Canada. It was a win/win deal: Canadians had a … Continue reading
MIND THE GAP? NO, MIND THE MAPS PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, we discussed three of London’s newly named Overground suburban lines, Lioness, Mildmay, and Windrush, each commemorating British heritage. As described in VOICE of AMERICA, February 15, … Continue reading
MIND THE GAP? NO, MIND THE MAPS PART 1
AS RECOUNTED BY VOICE OF AMERICA, February 15, 2024, “For anyone with even a passing acquaintance with London, the city’s Tube map is as iconic as the red buses or … Continue reading
SOARING ART DECO—IN THE CITY OF ANGELS
I’VE LONG LOVED ART DECO, and recent Internet trippin’ revealed Bianca Barragan’s “10 Awe-inspiring Art Deco Buildings in Los Angeles,” at Curbed Los Angeles, September 26, 2019. How neat to … Continue reading
