GOSFORD PARK—SORTA PREQUEL TO DOWNTON ABBEY
I DELIGHT IN the works of Julian Fellowes, especially his film Gosford Park and TV series Downton Abbey. That a sole writer composed the scripts for these wonderful English period … Continue reading
WHAT DO MUSSELS HAVE IN COMMON WITH MODEL T FORDS?
OR, IF YOU PREFER modern technology, mussels and jet engine turbines? The answer is the metal vanadium. Here are tidbits on this commonality gleaned from Science magazine and from my … Continue reading
SERENDIPITOUS ART RETROSPECTIVES
THERE’S A BENEFIT in decluttering: Things previously forgotten bring renewed joy. For instance, over the years I’ve been to the Canadian Grand Prix several times. And in one of the … Continue reading
CUISINE ADVENTURING—THROUGH GASTRO OBSCURA
ATLAS OBSCURA HAS PUBLISHED fine travel and adventure books, including The World’s Most Adventurous Kid described here at SimanaitisSays. Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer’s Guide is the latest, and it’s … Continue reading
CATCHING UP WITH AUTOMOTIVE NEWS PART 2
YESTERDAY IN Part 1, I gleaned Automotive News tidbits of one sort or another. This continues today in Part 2 with crystal ball views of our automotive future clear out … Continue reading
CATCHING UP WITH AUTOMOTIVE NEWS PART 1
HERE’S STUFF I wouldn’t have known, had I not regularly read Automotive News, the auto industry weekly. Tidbits in Parts 1 and 2 today and tomorrow are presented in no … Continue reading
CONKERS, ANYONE?
BEING AN ANGLOPHILE, I’m a bit embarrassed to admit I’ve only recently learned of the game of conkers. The Discoverer, October 19, 2021, posted “How British Autumn Differs From American … Continue reading
BAEDEKER’S, MURRAY’S, AND MY MEDITERRANEAN PART 2
YESTERDAY’S MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL adventure began at Barcelona and referenced classic Baedeker’s and Murray’s guidebooks. Today in Part 2 we visit Marseilles, Nice, and Èze on our way to Monaco. Marseilles. … Continue reading
BAEDEKER’S, MURRAY’S, AND MY MEDITERRANEAN PART 1
I LOVE COASTLINES. The beauty of California’s Route 1. The panoramas of Italy’s Amalfi Coast. And then there’s the coastline of the Mediterranean, as exemplified by Baedeker’s, Murray’s, and my … Continue reading
Simanaitis Says 
GEORGE BOOLE—GRANDFATHER OF OUR INFORMATION AGE PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE SAW Englishman George Boole progress gradually from a “petty shopkeeper’s son” to an aspiring mathematician. His The Mathematical Analysis of Logic, 1847, become a core of pure mathematics, … Continue reading →