In the musical My Fair Lady, Henry Higgins introduces one the show’s most popular tunes – I’ve grown accustomed to her face – with this phrase (slightly different spelling!). He belatedly realizes how he’s grown to love Eliza Doolittle. Our … Continue reading →

This morning’s Washington Post contained two articles that caught my eye. Both should be interesting to readers of this blog. The first, by Juliet Eilperin, focused on the U.N. climate talks getting underway in Durban, South Africa. Eilperin pointed out … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s post, and many others on this blog, have touched on the subject of China and its future role in world affairs. With a population of 1.2 billion, the world’s second-biggest economy, and GDP growth approaching 10%/year, China will surely … Continue reading →

Inside the first section of today’s Washington Post? An article by Juliet Eilperin, who reports that India and China have objected to a proposal for phasing down production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFC’s) that would have started in 2014. Inasmuch as HFC’s … Continue reading →

When you and I are tempted to think that extremes are aberrations of nature, suspensions of the natural order of things, instead of the fulfillment – maybe it’s because we don’t know our history. To illustrate this, let’s pick a … Continue reading →

“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” – Psalm 118:24 Do you live in America? Then, for you and for me, today is Thanksgiving, a special day. In recent weeks, … Continue reading →

“The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility…The fact that it is comprehensible is a miracle.”   – Albert Einstein US readers of this blog celebrate tomorrow as a special day for feasting and giving thanks. The practice goes way … Continue reading →

Maybe you’ve heard of William Thomson (1824-1907). One of the most renowned physicists of his time, Thomson is also known to us today as Lord Kelvin. [He was the first UK physicist to be elevated to the House of Lords.] … Continue reading →

No, that wasn’t a typo! Don’t agree? Perhaps you will after reading this old Byzantine saying: “He who has bread has many troubles. He who lacks it has only one.” This came from one of Saturday morning’s speakers at the … Continue reading →

Remember that post from November 7? And this quote from my friend and colleague? “Do you ever feel that whatever problems our community senses, whether it is being on the radar at the White House or on the campaign platform … Continue reading →