Its A Mystery To Me
Wikipedia says that a mystery is a subgenre of detective fiction. Wikipedia further enlightens that the most widespread subgenre of detective fiction is the ‘Whodunit?’. This is all just a windup to introduce one of today’s ODD members - Dennis Lynds. Mr. Lynds is said to have been a prolific mystery writer, but you might consider many of his books to be in that detective fiction category. ODDly like calling Mary Chapin Carpenter
Amoung other things according to Lynds’ bio he “…is credited with sensitizing his main character and with turning crime-solving exploits into vehicles for sociological observation.” That would make those main characters something like a day-old jelly donut we do suppose.
In the “A tree’s a tree. How many more do you need to look at?” category we also note our other ODD guest today - Dr. Milton P. Gordon. Dr. Gordon is credited with first documenting the cleansing effects of trees on the environment. Unlilke then Gov. Ronald Reagan (”I don’t believe a tree is a tree and if you’ve seen one you’ve seen them all”) Dr. Gordon seems to have felt quite comfy with trees thank you. A more interesting note about Dr. Gordon is that he and Dr. Eugene W. Nester were able to show that agrobacterium tumefaciens, a simple bacterium, could be used to introduce a growth hormone gene into plant cells, a technique used by other scientists to make plants more nutritious and insect-resistant.
And speaking of nutritious we suggest you avoid the roadside vendors in Malaysia. Mmm,mmm. Eatin’ good in the neighborhood.
