https://simanaitissays.com/2026/05/11/d-j-sims-got-things-right-sorta/Simanaitis Saysen2026-05-11T13:05:00+00:00D.J. SIMS GOT THINGS RIGHT, SORTA"After the New Gets Put On Again and Wears Off for Good: Mini-Moke" D.J. Sims R&T, D..J. Sims/Dennis Simanaitis R&T 1970s, Mini-Moke "being paid 2¢/mile for driving her", "Materials" R&T 1978 (steels/aluminum/plastics/reinforced plastics/advanced composites" Dennis Simanaitis, "Brighter Headlights Are Coming" Dennis Simanaitis R&T September 1978, "Synthetic Oils" Dennis Simanaitis R&T October 1978https://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lede-2.jpeg?w=150https://simanaitissays.com/2026/05/10/in-praise-of-the-common-part-2/Simanaitis Saysen2026-05-10T13:05:00+00:00IN PRAISE OF THE COMMON PART 2"This Happy Breed" British flick 1944/1947, Bosley Crowther NYT: "The Happy Breed" "absorbing and affecting panorama of English life", "Lucky Dip Cinema" "YouTube" "This Happy Breed", The Brit Gibbons family encounters crystal and ordinary radios/sound movies/labor unrest/the Charleston/a trio of monarchs/the rise of Nazi Germany, "This Happy Breed" Noel Coward David Leanhttps://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cuppa.jpeg?w=150