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For 20 years — 1973 to 1993 — I took the Bonanza Bus from Canaan, Connecticut, or drove from my home in Clayton, Massachusetts, to Manhattan. Because Route 7 follows the course of the Housatonic River, the ride can be a bit dizzying, and the tall, handsome driver who sped us on our way had acquired a nickname: Professor Curvy.
Jonathan Miller. One of the four in “Beyond the Fringe”, first done in London, then in New York, then, when I saw it, in the center of the universe, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the Pabst Theater (named after and supported by the brewing company – “What’ll you have, Pabst Blue Ribbon? Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer.”)
The first case of COVID-19 in Nepal was reported on January 13, 2020: a student had returned from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak. The second case was brought from France on March 17, 2020.
America is running out of water. During the next 50 years, the nation could see its fresh water supply reduced by one third. But if you think that’s a problem for the next generation, you are wrong. This year alone, as many as 83 out of 204 U.S. water basins could begin to feel the brunt of these shortages.
In 1914, a perceptive critic for the Chicago Defender wrote, “Every time I see Mr. Bert Williams, the ‘distinguished colored comedian’, I wonder if he is not the patient repository of a secret sadness... Sorrow concealed, ‘like an oven stopped’, must burn his heart to cinders.”
Now that is writing. Journalists beware and aware.
An article in the NY Times was titled The Power Brokers of Beverly Hills. I’ve already forgotten the names of this couple, but the paragraph below struck me.
Americans are used to purchasing products, either on credit or cash, and having them delivered within a week, at the latest. Repairing those products such as a household appliances may take a little longer, but not by much. The pandemic has changed all that.
Vulgus vult decipi — The Mob wants to be deceived
Esse est percipi — To be is to be perceived
In our beloved New England towns, we know the 21st century challenges: the new economy, aging infrastructure and more. But the hottest topic before our towns: What is our housing need and how do we best meet it?
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