https://simanaitissays.com/2026/10/23/trippin-good-and-bad/Simanaitis Saysen2026-10-23T13:05:00+00:00TRIPPIN’—GOOD AND BAD"Chronicle of Aviation" Bill Guston, Alan Cobham de Havilland D.H.50J England/Australia and return, Cobham's friend/engineer killed by Bedouin, Cobham's RT England/Australia 26703 miles, Jean Mermoz ransomed by Moorish (released for 1000 pesetas/perhaps $200), Kurdish rebel Sheik Mahmud kidnaps two RAF crewmen (complex bargaining)https://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/lede-3.jpeg?w=150https://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=150