Category Archives: video
Tangent A1: Duran Duran
We’re likely to be snowed in for several days, so in hopes of entertaining some other snowbound folks, this is the first of five daily releases on some tangents I followed when I stumbled onto something with rich connections. Tangent … Continue reading
Remembering Connie Francis
¿Quién será? Who will it be? So asked Luis Demetrio in 1953 in his lyrics for the song he wrote for singer Pedro Infante, with the first few chords provided by bandleader Pablo Beltrán Ruiz. Who will be the … Continue reading
Hammer or Glue
Here is an interesting thing to close out 2025. Hear the amazing physicist Richard Feynman talk about gravity. The physics content is told in his distinctive manner…but it isn’t Feynman talking. If you want the real guy, he is here. … Continue reading
Jayhawkers Part 3: Past Purposes
After enjoying the Spencer Museum of Art, Wendy and I returned to the TownePlace Suites to reset before heading out to lunch. We again took advantage of its location just east of the Massachusetts Avenue strip to go find lunch. … Continue reading
Jayhawkers Part 2: The Spencer
Sallie Casey Thayer of Kansas City amassed over 6,000 rare books, original artworks by Winslow Homer and Robert Henri, hundreds of Japanese prints, thousands of glass objects from across the eras, antique textiles from four continents, Victorian valentines, snuff bottles, … Continue reading
Meador Manor 