Larry Davidson
@ljdljd.bsky.social
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I am a retired high school math teacher and linguist in Dorchester, MA, where I read, cook, and work on building my model railroad, a never-ending project. My wife Barbara and I live there with our cat Abigail. For some reason I'm left with no free time.
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Larry Davidson
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· Sep 16
Quick! Живојиновић and more
What is that strange word in Cyrillic letters in the title? At first glance it looks like Russian… but then the letters ј and ћ show that it isn’t Russian. Hmmm… Be patient now; you’ll …
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Larry Davidson
@ljdljd.bsky.social
· Sep 8
Measles and polio down in the schoolyard
The Brits know the danger of RFK Jr, so why don’t Americans? Click on the image to hear what the Marsh family says — or rather sings. (If you aren’t old enough to recognize the song they’re parodyi…
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Larry Davidson
@ljdljd.bsky.social
· Sep 4
100 places to see after you die: A travel guide to the afterlife
That’s a strange title, isn’t it? And the subtitle is almost as strange. But this book by Ken Jennings — yes, that Ken Jennings — is perfectly normal if you’re looking for some Jeopardy fodder conc…
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Larry Davidson
@ljdljd.bsky.social
· Aug 20
“Spending a Day at the Lottery Fair”
This 1983 story by Frederik Pohl was clearly influenced by Shirley Jackson’s famous story “The Lottery,” which had been published 35 years earlier. Probably some good high-school English papers wer…
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Larry Davidson
@ljdljd.bsky.social
· Aug 12
Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell
Even though it’s a Sherlock Holmes tale, this book was not written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. (You can see that in the cover image below.) Nor was it written in the 19th Century, as the cover conta…
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Larry Davidson
@ljdljd.bsky.social
· Aug 9
They say that Welsh is impossible to pronounce — but is that really true?
Admittedly, Welsh does look impossible to pronounce, at least for Americans. But that’s mostly because of the frightening spelling, with words like ffrwyth, cynysgaeddir, and ymddwyn. (And don’t fo…
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Larry Davidson
@ljdljd.bsky.social
· Jul 31
“To tell you the truth… everybody lies.”
Says who? Well, the quotations above consists of the title plus subtitle of a new novel by Gilly Macmillan, all squished into one short sentence. This novel is supposedly “an unsettling and atmosph…
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Larry Davidson
@ljdljd.bsky.social
· Jul 29
Breaking Silence: a truly outstanding documentary!
Maybe it’s especially resonant if you’re a baby boomer. Or maybe if you’re from New Jersey. Maybe if you’re a long-time folkie. Maybe if you were a teacher or a student at Lincoln-Sudbury. Maybe if…
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