Before I get started: a big shout out to the spinning top, which — after more than 2,000 years —has been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, New York. I think the dreidel was a close runner-up. I don’t know if “spinning tops” include gyroscopes. If not, I want them to get in next year.
Meanwhile, a gruyere from Switzerland won Best Cheese of 2022. Good thing it didn’t have to wait 2,000 years.
I’ve been reminiscing lately about fundamental differences of opinions with teachers I had when growing up. ...