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ON ATTRIBUTING SOURCES

THESE DAYS THE PHRASE “WITHOUT EVIDENCE” is tacked on pronouncements galore. By contrast, legitimate science has held fast to the concept of attributing sources. And, to some extent, the judiciary … Continue reading

June 16, 2025 · 2 Comments

PORSCHE 963 RSP   PART 2

YESTERDAY, PORSCHE INTRODUCED US to the 963 RSP (as in “Roger Searle Penske”). A cool part of the intro, described in a Porsche press release, was the drive of this … Continue reading

June 15, 2025 · 1 Comment

THE PORSCHE 963 RSP    PART 1

GEE, I REMEMBER ROGER PENSKE when he was a Lehigh University kid setting FTD in a Porsche RSK at Giants Despair Hillclimb in eastern Pennsylvania. That was in 1959.  Penske … Continue reading

June 14, 2025 · 1 Comment

A QUEENS FELON’S BIRTHDAY? WHO CARES? A MILITARY MARCH SOMEWHERE? NOT WORTH THE TIME

HERE ARE TIDBITS ABOUT TODAY JUNE 14, assembled from a variety of sources including Britannica and the Britannica Book of the Year. Quoted comments are Britannica’s; the rest are my … Continue reading

June 14, 2025 · 5 Comments

COUNTERING MICROPLASTICS

STUTI MISHRA REPORTS “NEW PLASTIC THAT DISSOLVES in Seawater Raises Hopes for Tackling Ocean Pollution,” The Independent, June 4, 2025. She recounts, “The material, created by researchers at the University … Continue reading

June 13, 2025 · Leave a comment

AN ADDLEPATED UNCLE DON     PART 2

YESTERDAY, WE EXAMINED UNCLE DON’S ADDLEPATED WEAVES about robotic Bidens. Today we continue with his bizarre behavior as exhibited at this year’s recent West Point graduation ceremony and during our … Continue reading

June 12, 2025 · 3 Comments

ADDLEPATED UNCLE DON     PART 1

TO A RELATIVELY SELECT FEW, I am myself an uncle, sorta. So it is with personal sensitivity, in Parts 1 and 2 today and tomorrow, that I address the concept … Continue reading

June 11, 2025 · Leave a comment

KEWL BUILDINGS U.S.A.   PART 2

PART 1 YESTERDAY GOT US STARTED VISITING the Discoverer website’s choices of cool buildings around the U.S. Our travels and recollections continue here. Topeka High School—Kansas. “It’s hard to believe,” … Continue reading

June 10, 2025 · 1 Comment

KEWL BUILDINGS U.S.A.   PART 1

“AS WE TRAVEL AROUND THE UNITED STATES,” the Discoverer website writes, “we witness fantastic buildings that adorn the country’s cites and towns…. Let’s take a road trip across America as … Continue reading

June 9, 2025 · Leave a comment

THIS IS HOW AN ADULT BEHAVES, REACTS, AND SPEAKS

BECAUSE OF ITS IMPORTANCE, I am including this message in addition to the scheduled item for today’s SimanaitisSays. Governor Newsom’s Email, Sunday, June 8 at 7:50 PM: Dennis – Last … Continue reading

June 9, 2025 · 2 Comments