https://simanaitissays.com/2026/10/22/speaking-idiomatically/Simanaitis Saysen2026-10-22T13:05:00+00:00SPEAKING IDIOMATICALLYShakespeare idioms galore in "The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy", "The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy" Hirsch/Kett/Trefil, idioms: "to the manner born" "the quality of mercy is not strained" "pound of flesh", Cleveland East High song: "Noblesse Oblige", "Once in a Blue Moon" (about every 32 months), "sui generis" (of its own kind), "modus vivendi" (method of living)https://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/lede.jpg?w=150https://simanaitissays.com/2026/10/21/aviation-100-years-ago/Simanaitis Saysen2026-10-21T13:05:00+00:00AVIATION—100 YEARS AGO"Chronicle of Aviation" Bill Guston, Billy Mitchell resigns/advises for air power, Germany/USSR secret facility for training combat pilots (in violation of Versailles Treaty), 1920 Zeppelin-Staaken advanced airliner, Deutsche Luft Hansa formed 1926 (Hansa = Hanseatic League), Pearl Harbor confirms Mitchell's view on air power, B-25 Mitchell bombers used in carrier attack of Japan,, Charles Lindberg pilot of mail plane, Juan Trippe (teams with Rockefeller and Whitney in airmail), Juan Trippe "Time" cover July 1933, CAM = Contract Air Mail (CAM-1 NY/Boston CAM-4 LA/Salt Lake Cityhttps://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/mail.jpeg?w=150