The Geneva Tsunami
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/10/tsunamis-lake-geneva?fsrc=nlw|newe|10-29-2012|3970448|35096511|
A fascinating (to me) article on science explaining history. And frightening. I had the great pleasure of visiting Geneva once, many decades ago. My Father had spent quite a bit of time there and showed his family the city, and I loved it, (and have always wanted to return). It was attractive and cosmopolitan, in a DC sort of way, and I felt at home there. And it had Davidoff's, probably the world's leading tobacconist. I was a pipe smoker at the time, and remember buying several samples and feeling quite swank and sophisticated, being a grizzled 17 year old.... And I purchased and smoked my only Cuban cigar, there. I cannot remember the brand at all, I'm afraid, and didn't think a whole lot of it, (but that may be unfair, as I don't consider myself much on cigar knowledge or compatibility). At any rate, Geneva was cool.
A fascinating (to me) article on science explaining history. And frightening. I had the great pleasure of visiting Geneva once, many decades ago. My Father had spent quite a bit of time there and showed his family the city, and I loved it, (and have always wanted to return). It was attractive and cosmopolitan, in a DC sort of way, and I felt at home there. And it had Davidoff's, probably the world's leading tobacconist. I was a pipe smoker at the time, and remember buying several samples and feeling quite swank and sophisticated, being a grizzled 17 year old.... And I purchased and smoked my only Cuban cigar, there. I cannot remember the brand at all, I'm afraid, and didn't think a whole lot of it, (but that may be unfair, as I don't consider myself much on cigar knowledge or compatibility). At any rate, Geneva was cool.
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