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FINDING HUMOR IN HISSY FITS      PART 2

THIS STARTED WITH SEEKING HUMOR in reports of the asinine Trump/Musk hissy fits exchanged on their respective social media. We continue in Part 2 with more of Aishvarya Kavi’s article, … Continue reading

June 8, 2025 · 1 Comment

FINDING HUMOR IN HISSY FITS      PART 1 

THE RECENT BAD BEHAVIOR BETWEEN two problematic middle-school mentalities has been an embarrassment to us all. Yet what else is there to do but laugh? Here, in Parts 1 and … Continue reading

June 7, 2025 · 3 Comments

THE MATH BRAIN AND A.I.—NOT EXACTLY FRIENDS

PARADOXICALLY ENOUGH, AFTER MY READING Dr. Leif Weatherby’s Guest Essay “A.I. Killed the Math Brain,” in The New York Times, June 2, 2025, what came to mind was ventriloquist Edgar … Continue reading

June 6, 2025 · 1 Comment

TRUMP’S—AND OUR—LEGAL MATTERS    PART 2

THIS HAS BEEN EVOLVING RESEARCH: It began with my reading a fine article in Fulcrum, “The Legal Costs and Risks of Trump’s 328 Lawsuits.” Then my research led in several … Continue reading

June 5, 2025 · 1 Comment

TRUMP’S—AND OUR—LEGAL MATTERS    PART 1

STEVE CORBIN REPORTS IN THE FULCRUM, May 21, 2025, “As of May 1—101 days into the Trump 2.0 administration— the highly credible Bloomberg News reported over 328 lawsuits have been … Continue reading

June 4, 2025 · 1 Comment

A LOT OF BRITISH CARS—WITH TALES TO TELL    PART 2

YESTERDAY WE SELECTED MEMORABLE BRIT CARS from Classic & Sports Car magazine’s A-Z of Cars: 1947–1970. Here in Part 2 we continue with tales of a Ginetta drive, a Jewett-enhanced … Continue reading

June 3, 2025 · 2 Comments

A LOT OF BRITISH CARS—WITH TALES TO TELL   PART 1

BACK IN 1986, THE BRIT CLASSIC & SPORTS CAR magazine published an impressive book of post-war automotive history.  A-Z of Cars, 1945-1970, by Michael Sedgwick and Mark Gillies, Bay View … Continue reading

June 2, 2025 · 2 Comments

RFK JR.’S EVIL ASININE INEPT NONSENSE

FORGET FOR THE MOMENT ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.’s brain worm, his hiding a  bear carcass in Central Park, his toting a whale head atop his car, and even his cod … Continue reading

June 1, 2025 · 1 Comment

“MISTER RADIO’S” CRIME CLASSICS

ELLIOTT LEWIS WAS AN EXTREMELY PROLIFIC actor, writer, producer, and director on radio and television. During the Golden Age of Radio (roughly, the 1930s through the 1950s), his versatility earned … Continue reading

May 31, 2025 · Leave a comment

WOOLWORTH’S LUNCH COUNTER IN HISTORY   PART 2

YESTERDAY WE CELEBRATED FOUR COLLEGE STUDENTS who wanted nothing more than cups of coffee. These brave young men were part of the civil rights movement, an era that’s on-going to … Continue reading

May 30, 2025 · 4 Comments