THE PHONY—AND THE SERIOUSLY PHONY
HAVING ONCE EXPLORED “Comparative Mendacity 101,” I feel qualified, sorta, to separate phony from seriously phony. This pertains to concepts as well as people. Here are tidbits about this perhaps … Continue reading
FLAT RAD—AN R&T FIRST!
OTHER THAN MY AFFINITY for the marque, what’s so special about R&T’s September 1952 road test of the Morgan Plus Four? Well, yes, it is a flat rad, the demise … Continue reading
THE FIRST BROADWAY SMASH HIT!
WAS BROADWAY’S FIRST SMASH HIT THE GERSHWINS’ LADY, BE GOOD, 1924? Or maybe Vincent Youman’s No, No, Nanette, 1925? Or Jerome Kern’s Show Boat, 1927? No. If we’re talking “smash … Continue reading
REAL BUGATTIS—AND THE FAMILY TOO
LAST YEAR’S 40TH ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE organized by Enthousiastes Bugatti Alsace was described in the December 2023 issue of my favorite car magazine, the British Classic & Sports Car. It looked … Continue reading
DAVOS A.I. WARNING
THE VOICE OF AMERICA WARNS ON JANUARY 10, 2024, “A.I.-Powered Misinformation is World’s Biggest Short-Term Threat, Davos Report Says.” World Economic Forum, a Davos Annual Event. “The World Economic Forum,” … Continue reading
DRESS CODE BROKEN (YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST)
SORTA. SIMANAITISSAYS WAS LESS THAN three months old when it posted “Travelers’ Code,” November 5, 2012. And now Popular Mechanics, January 2, 2024, posts “A Woman Hid This Secret Code … Continue reading
STATE SONGS, SORTA
“TEN ICONIC SONGS THAT CELEBRATE the U.S. States That Inspired Them” at the dictionary;scoop website got me thinking of two of those cited, along with others not mentioned. Here are … Continue reading
YOOPER BANISHMENT, WORDWISE
BEING AS I AM SENTIMENTALLY CONNECTED with Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, I read with interest Lake Superior State University’s “2024 Banished Words List.“ Background. The university has been coming up with … Continue reading
TWO BOOKS AND A NAPIER-RAILTON
I HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY WELL-GIFTED this past Christmas. Here are brief details. Snails & Monkey Tails: A Visual Guide to Punctuation & Symbols, by Michael Arndt, Harper Design, 2022. Snails … Continue reading
ON ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE maintains a lively Member Community, one of its active members being Ronnie Hawkins, whose PhD in Philosophy and MD combine in her … Continue reading
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