HORATIO’S TRIBUTE AND A RAYMOND CHANDLER FALSE LEAD
WHAT’S THE LINK BETWEEN Horatio’s last words in Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Harry Jones’s final misleading in Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep? This is the sort of thing that pops into … Continue reading
SOUTHEAST MUSINGS
THE DISCOVERER BLOG’S “10 ESSENTIAL STOPS Along the Southeastern Coast” rekindled memories of my own touring down that way. Several of these have already appeared here at SimanaitisSays, but I’d … Continue reading
MORE (CLEAN) ENERGY TO YA
“HOW DOES YOUR STATE MAKE ELECTRICITY,” asks Nadja Popovich in The New York Times, August 2, 2024. What’s more, she provides the answers in a most illustrative way. Here are … Continue reading
LET’S GO TO EXTREMES
HERE ARE TIDBITS OF GLOBAL EXTREMES of one sort or another gleaned from a variety of online sources. A principal one is the dailypassport website. Unexpected Geographical Superlatives. The dailypassport … Continue reading
1811: A VERY GOOD YEAR
ALAS, AAAA SCIENCE NOTES, “When it comes to understanding the medieval climate of Europe, scientists face a daunting issue: Europeans loved to chop down their oldest and biggest trees.” “Outside … Continue reading
WOULD YOU BUY A USED/NEW CAR FROM THIS GUY?
AS REPORTED BY VOICE OF AMERICA, July 28, 2024, “A manipulated video that mimics the voice of Vice President Kamala Harris saying things she did not say is raising concerns … Continue reading
GETTING A COLD CAPON IN 1911
THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY was known for sumptuous dining, even ordinary folks feasting on soup to nuts and a’plenty more. And Atlas Obscura recalls an especially significant feast: “Remembering the … Continue reading
RALLYING IMPROVES THE BREED
“IT’S GREAT TO DRIVE A CAR,” R&T noted in October 1984, “that’s exactly what it claims to be. Whether you think of it as a rally version of the Montecarlo … Continue reading
ENVIRONMENTAL SUCCESSES—OTHERS TO COME
WHAT WITH SUMMERS OF WITHERING HEAT across the country, indeed worldwide (45º Celsius = 113 Fahrenheit), only the dimmest of bulbs these days deny climate change. (You may remember, it … Continue reading
SPEEDY OLYMPICS
“HOW FAST IS THAT GOING?” asks a fascinating question posed by Jeremy White, Joe Ward, Noah Throop, Emily Rhyme, and Bedel Saget in The New York Times, July 24, 2024. … Continue reading
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