https://simanaitissays.com/2026/06/02/maths-music-and-acrostics/Simanaitis Saysen2026-06-02T13:05:00+00:00MATHS, MUSIC—AND ACROSTICS author's unused "Rosebud" acrostic, Boccaccio an apparent whiz at acrostics, acrostics used to hint at composers' name etc, Hildegarde of Bingen polymath abbess, Peter Abelard polymath, Herrad of Landsberg medieval composer, medieval composer of music: poet/musician/singer/puzzle maker, The Three B's: Bach/Beethoven/Brahms, 20th-century favs: Adams/Bernstein/Copland, "What The Maths Means" Peter Phillips "London Review of Books" (review of "Composers in the Middle Ages", "Composers in the Middle Ages" edited byAnne-Zoé Rillon-Marne and Gaël Saint-Cricqhttps://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/lede.jpeg?w=150https://simanaitissays.com/2026/06/01/ben-franklins-wisdom/Simanaitis Saysen2026-06-01T13:05:00+00:00BEN FRANKLIN’S WISDOM"Were The Constitution's Authors a Little Too Optimistic? Adam Liptak "The New York Times", our three part balance; executive/legislative/judicial (difficulty: finding sweet spot), many S. American tripart governments degenerate to dictatorships, Pariament: unipart government, Hamilton (president for life) Madison (much more cautious), "There are few checks on a demagogue", Ben Franklin : "The executive .... ends in monarchy"https://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/25dc-ideas-king-top-new-cvkh-superjumbo.jpg.jpeg?w=150