HUGHES H-1 RACER PART 1
IT WAS THE Golden Age of aviation. It was the 1930s, when Howard Hughes and his H-1 Racer set a world speed record as well as one for crossing the … Continue reading
A TRIPLE CONJUNCTION OF VENUS, MERCURY, AND THE SUN IN SCORPIO?
MY FAVORITE ASTROLOGICAL predictions are the specific ones: “Tomorrow, Libras are going to step upon Virgos’ umbrella tips.” And, so it seems, Alexander Boxer shares this view in his book … Continue reading
WHAT IF OFFICER FIDO IS A WUSS?
POLICE DOGS HAVE to be capable of a certain level of aggression. How else to command the respect they deserve? So what to do if Fido happens to be a … Continue reading
ASTON MARTIN MARK II
FIFTY-ONE YEARS BEFORE James Bond piloted his DB-5 to fame in Goldfinger (1964), Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford established Aston Martin. The “Aston” came from Aston Hill, where Martin raced … Continue reading
MORE REPUBLICAN IDIOCY
THIS TITLE ISN’T just SimanaitisSays socialist ranting. The following tidbits come from the likes of Voice of America, Kaiser Family Foundation, Johns Hopkins University, Nobel prize winner Paul Krugman, and … Continue reading
AZTEC TIDBITS
WIFE DOTTIE AND I had a brief encounter with Nahautl, the Aztec language, during our first session of Community College Japanese class. As a first example, Sensei-san taught us “Watashi … Continue reading
OLFACTORY MATTERS
A RECENT PODCAST by CrowdScience, BBC World Service, June 28, 2021, was devoted to our sense of smell. Here are tidbits gleaned from Anand Jagatia’s CrowdScience olfactory podcast, together with … Continue reading
L’ELIXIR DE MORAY
GEE, LYRICAL EEL talk is fun! It started with a memorable headline in Sabrina Imbler’s Trilobites science article in The New York Times, June 22, 2021: It’s titled “When an … Continue reading
HOLMES AND VARIOUS ROYALS
SHERLOCK HOLMES HAD a deep respect for Queen Victoria. Though he didn’t boast about it, he applied his consulting detective skills more than once in the Queen’s service. Occasionally, he … Continue reading
ROB WALKER ON CLASSIC CARS
I DON’T OFTEN remember forewords to books I’ve read. Some are dedications. Some are introductions to the author. But I recall one whenever I pick up the Classic Cars in … Continue reading
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