I am hoping to visit Swansea this summer, my first time in the land of Wales — Patron Saint, David; Emblem, The Leek; Flag, a fierce Red Dragon. Why, beside the dragon and the leek, would I want to make … Continue reading
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I ran into a quote lately from culture icon Thomas Mann. It goes like this: “The unresearchable plays a kind of mocking game with our researching ardor.” That is, humans — or some of them anyway—have an itch to know … Continue reading
No, there are no clever machines that can take you out of your time and never will be, but they sure are fun to think about, and have been ever since H. G. Wells. In real life, only imagination permits … Continue reading