SKOKIE — If the author of “Nantucket Dreaming” (Jan. 11) ever visits the Sistine Chapel again, he might look a little closer at Michelangelo’s “Creation of Adam” and see that the hand of God is obviously not reaching for that of St. Peter.
George Hyland
THE FRUGAL TRAVELER
BARRINGTON–This letter is just to let you and David Gonzales, the Universal Press Syndicate writer, know how much we have enjoyed his occasional columns. He is a most interesting writer, and we look forward to his travel experiences as “the Frugal Traveler.”
Sue and George Emmerick
WHAT ABOUT MEN?
CHICAGO — “Lighten the Load” (April 5) by Cheryl Blackerby was excellent. This article is perfect for women, but what about men? I usually overpack, I am getting older, and I do not want to have to carry so much around. I would very much appreciate receiving a collection of tips like those for the ladies.
Robert A. Fajardo, M.D.
MOVE THE SIZING BOX
GLENVIEW — (Re: “Bring on the Limits”; Jan. 25) The measuring device for oversized carry-on luggage at the door of the jetway is useless. Why don’t the airlines put it either at the check-in desk or at the security point?
Rose Ellen Ripp
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
CHICAGO — I wholeheartedly agree with Dan Norman (“The French Way”; March 22). Having been to Paris twice, I have never experienced a rude Parisian, but did witness this exchange between a waiter and an American woman with a Fran Drescher-like accent.
Ordering a chicken dish from the menu, she cackled loudly at the waiter, “White meat; do you understand? Blanco, blanco.” Then, “Breasto, breasto,” patting her bosom.
As the waiter left the table, I gestured to him and, opening my menu translation guide, said as best I could, “Je pense que le Madame veuille manger blanc de volaille.”
The waiter smiled, then shrugged as he said in perfect English, “Yes, I know, but a chicken is a chicken.”
Susan Becker
ABOUT THOSE FLIES
ROYAL OAK, Mich.–(Re: “The Big Bump” on Australia’s Outback; March 22) We traveled your route as well as some additional areas, and frankly I was astounded by the diversity of plant life — far greater than I’ve seen in American deserts. Woodlands, shrublands, grasslands — cows standing under a tree in the midday sun. After all, the aboriginal tribes were able to sustain life as nomads for thousands of years.
Incidentally, the black flies were introduced into the country by the European horses and cows.
Kathleen Thomson
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