No, not a professional baseball player. OK, so how about Munsell—who’s that? And are/were they real, or are they fantasy? (Why am I asking these odd questions?) And how are Ishihara and Munsell related to regulations like the following? 2.1.01.05.002:… Read More ›
You probably remember the inspirational story from your childhood, The Little Engine that Could. Yes, I understand, that story is supposed to be inspirational…but I’ve always considered it pernicious. Pernicious. How can that be? Well, I was reminded of that… Read More ›
No, conlangs are not languages spoken at cons (science fiction or mystery or cosplay conventions) — although they could be spoken at some of these. Nor are they languages spoken by convicts. The portmanteau word “conlang” simply means “constructed language.”… Read More ›
Probably it was at least 20 years ago that I had last attended a live concert. So clearly it was now time to do so when I saw that David Buskin and Robin Batteau were going to be performing (with… Read More ›
A month ago I posted this comment: “I’ve already written many times about Tavolo, so just a word about one new item.” And now, once again a new item. You guessed it from this post’s title: linguini with clams on… Read More ›
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