STRIKING UP DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT BANDS—SOME WITH TARIFFS, SOME WITHOUT
MY INTRODUCTION TO STRIKE UP THE BAND was a harmless Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland flick on Turner Classic Movies. By the time my research completed, I learned of an entirely different … Continue reading
AULD LANG SYNE
LET’S LOOK FORWARD to a Happy New Year tomorrow. But here on New Year’s Eve, it’s fun to be reflective with the Best of 2024, sorta. I’ve selected seven postings … Continue reading
THE WATERS SISTERS—ROLLS-BENTLEY ENTHUSIASTS, FAVS OF CHURCHILL, FOES OF LORD HAW HAW
YESTERDAY BERNARD L. KING TOLD US about the Waters sisters and the adventures in a Bentley Oxborrow and Fuller Continental Tourer. But there’s a lot more to this talented pair: … Continue reading
HOLIDAY CHEER 2024
SEASONS’ GREETINGS TO YOU ALL. Let’s close off this at-best mixed year with laughs gleaned from a variety of Internet sleuthing and my fondness for SiriusXM “Radio Classics.” A Bunch … Continue reading
THE AUTO INDUSTRY (SANS TRUMP, MUSK)
YESTERDAY WE REVIEWED Automotive News tidbits admittedly gleaned with political twinges. But enough already. There are plenty of tidbits in the auto industry to continue the theme sans you know … Continue reading
THE AUTO INDUSTRY (AND TRUMP AND MUSK)
MY AUTOMOTIVE NEWS PILE HAS BUILT UP AGAIN with tidbits a’plenty. Generally, like any large segment of the economy, the auto industry (comprising 7 percent of U.S. workers and 3-5 … Continue reading
PARK IT HERE, PAL
DAILY PASSPORT’S MARISSA KOZMA DESCRIBES “5 Architecturally Stunning Parking Garages Around the U.S.” Each is an example of how a ubiquitous multistory box can assume character as well as utility. … Continue reading
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
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