A Russian fella recently told me that over there, instead of saying “Heeeere, kitty kitty kitty!” they beckon cats by saying “kss kss kss” because that sounds more like the noises a cat makes. I tried it out today on a cat that didn’t want anything to do with me, and she never got within …
Monthly Archives: March 2017
The Deal with Airline Food
Food doesn’t taste as good at extremely high altitudes because the lack of pressure and humidity dampen your senses of taste and smell. Your hearing also affects your sense of taste, so the loud hum of the jet engines aren’t doing you any favors either. Source: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150112-why-in-flight-food-tastes-weird
Some Thoughts on MacBeth
Just saw a production of MacBeth. It was very well-done, but stirred up something that has always irked me about the play. Of all the classic tragic heroes, MacBeth is the only one for whom I have no sympathy. All the other protagonists in tragedies I can recall make poor decisions that ultimately bring about …