IS THERE A RIGHT OF IGNORANCE? PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE LEARNED NEARLY HALF OF AMERICANS do not reliably know the difference between fact and opinion. Today in Part 2, lamentably enough, the ignorant/uninformed include pre-President Trump and at … Continue reading
IS THERE A RIGHT OF IGNORANCE? PART 1
MERRIAM-WEBSTER DESCRIBES THE NOUN IGNORANCE as “the state or fact of being ignorant : lack of knowledge, education, or awareness.” Further, it defines the adjective ignorant as “1 a: destitute of knowledge … Continue reading
A.I.—ITS CREATIVITY, ITS ABDUCTIVE REASONING, AND ITS GRANNY DAISY
PETER COY’S “HOW DOES A.I. THINK? HERE’S ONE THEORY,” The New York Times, December 16, 2024, is replete with tidbits to be gleaned. And, in another note entirely, a grandmotherly … Continue reading
MUNICH HAPPY SNAPS PART 2
AS NOTED YESTERDAY, THIS STARTED serendipitously with Munich happy snaps from 2002. We continue our trippin’ today in that Bavarian city’s ViktualienMarkt just south of Marienplatz and conclude in a … Continue reading
MUNICH HAPPY SNAPS PART 1
I WAS RUMMAGING AROUND for Birthday/Christmas wrapping when I discovered an artifact from days when Cal’s Cameras/Video did all of R&T’s photo processing. Its prints came from August 2002, about … Continue reading
ON STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF FIFTH AVENUE AND SHOOTING SOMEBODY
I WAS GOING TO TITLE THIS “TRUMP NAMES LUIGI MANGIONE TO JUSTICE DEPARTMENT POST,” but decided that Andy Borowitz would do a better job with the satire. I read Robert … Continue reading
PASTRAMI QUESADILLA—FUSION CUISINE OLE!
THERE ARE SEVERAL LAYERS OF THIS TALE, one a bit scary but with a happy ending. They’re offered as tidbits chronologically. The Basic Quesadilla. Wikipedia describes, “A quesadilla is a Mexican dish … Continue reading
MERRIAM-WEBSTER WORD OF THE YEAR 2024
MERRIAM-WEBSTER SURELY NAILED “POLARIZATION” as its Word of the Year 2024. As noted, it “happens to be one idea that both sides of the political spectrum agree on. Search volume … Continue reading
CELEBRATING THE CELESTA—IN VARIED MEDIA
“THERE COMES A MOMENT IN ‘THE NUTCRACKER,’ ” Joshua Barone writes in The New York Times, December 8, 2024, “a ballet full of fantasy of fantastic music, when the Sugar … Continue reading
MERCEDES-BENZ W196R—FOR THE WELL-HEELED COLLECTOR
MY FAVORITE CAR MAGAZINE, Classic & Sports Car, reports that “Moss and Fangio’s Mercedes-Benz W196R is for sale.” This is surely to be a highpoint of the February 1, 2025, … Continue reading
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