The Gallery of Whaam

The weather was dubious in England, and Kathy is up for knee replacement and really isn’t good on cobbles or stairs or whatever, so we spent a lot of time indoors in art galleries and museums. And seeing a whole lot of art n a short amount of time sent certain ideas floating up to my attention.
First, it’s easy to tell the genius stuff from the merely first-rate. I remember standing two whole rooms away from one particular painting, glancing at it, and saying “Vermeer!” Because, y’know, the ge...