MY TOYOTA 2000GT SALON; JAMES BOND’S TOPLESS VERSION
THE FINE BRITISH Classic & Sports Cas magazine, October 2021, features the “Greatest Bond Cars,” and its. mention of the customized Toyota 2000GT from You Only Live Twice jogs my … Continue reading
SHERLOCK HOLMES, ELIZA DOOLITTLE, LILIAN BAYLIS
THE WORD “OPERA” links the three personages of today’s title, thanks to the December 2021 issue of Opera News, monthly magazine of the Metropolitan Opera. In fact, each of the … Continue reading
ON MULTIPLE BASKETS
IT’S A TIME-HONORED (and economically verified) adage: “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” Recent data on the microchip shortage as well as historical data on crude petroleum corroborate … Continue reading
VICTORIAN SLANG
MY INSPIRATION FOR THIS is “Victorian Slang That Will Make You Scratch Your Fly Rink,” at the Word Genius website, October 11, 2021. I followed up with appropriately traditional sources,The … Continue reading
TIGER, TYGER, AND TIGGER
ONE THING LEADS to another. For instance, the DownToEarth website had a fascinating item “Why Do Tigers Have Stripes?” This in turn reminded me of The Tyger’s “fearful symmetry” in … Continue reading
DON QUIXOTE’S QUEST
THE NEW YORKER’S November 15, 2021, cover is thought-provoking on several levels. Painter and graphic novelist Eric Drooker titles it “The Impossible Dream,” in reference to the Man of La … Continue reading
CELEBRATING CURIOSITY
FUTURIST R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER expressed his innate curiosity when he said, “Dare to be naïve.” The Inspiring Quotes website amplifies on this with another quote from Fuller; this one in … Continue reading
LET’S SLEEP ON IT
THE OCTOBER 29, 2021, SCIENCE magazine is a special issue focusing on “Why We Sleep.” Not only “we,” but a surprising number of other living creatures, even to the most … Continue reading
VIKINGS, SOLAR STORMS, AND TREE RINGS
THESE TIDBITS ARE LESS about a scientific finding and more about fascinating methodology involved in the research. “Viking Presence is 1000 Years Old” reads a headline in the News section … Continue reading
B.C. HUCKS’ MARVELOUS STARTER
THE IMAGE OF firing up a vintage aeroplane is embedded in my mind: An intrepid fellow manually turns the propeller through a couple of rotations. The pilot yells “Contact!” The … Continue reading
