Look who’s back to torment poor Falco. The path of the righteous is beset with all kinds of snares and temptations. What could Volkov possibly offer except creative destruction? I’m a bit exited about the panel layout in the bottom[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Maquis (French) or macchia (Italian: macchia mediterranea) is a shrubland biome in the Mediterranean region, typically consisting of densely growing evergreen shrubs. Macchia also means spot in Italian. A perfect segue to Gerard Manley Hopkins’ lovely poem Pied Beauty.
I don’t think that Mayann really has set her hopes on that consul. In 1920, the U. S. consul in Trieste was Haven, Joseph E. (1885-1937) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 19,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s funny to catch up with the script and give visual shape to episodes that I have been planning for a decade. Mayann: is (anachronistically) singing a blues standard from 1922, Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do, by Porter Grainger[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t know why Mayann is so savvy about nautical terms. Cf. previously revealed pirate obsession.
After scanning a page, I always make one print version in high resolution and one low-res online version. This time, I was in such a hurry (trying to teach myself a new schedule: 5 days of work, 2 days of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
