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Stone Donuts

In Cornwall, England they find iron age stones very similar to the stone donuts found in the Hohokam ruins around the Salt River. The royal Museum of Cornwall has identified them as loom weights. The purpose of the stone donuts in the Southwest have not yet been identified. There are a lot of stone donuts at S’edev Va’aki Museum. Some are grooved and some are more bagel like. At the beginning of this month they were taken out of the artifact carts because they might… Read More »Stone Donuts

Energy Vortex

My friend Peter B sent me this word salad advertisement. I am in awe of people, like Christy Whitman, who can with a straight face charge $47.00 a month for access to her web site and its multiple level “Energy Vortex.” Pete has a YouTube channel called Pete’s Nature, it is free, and he is more likely to teach you how to “live life to the fullest” than anyone who claims to understand the “Laws of the Universe.” Here is a link to Christy Whitman… Read More »Energy Vortex

Ball Point Pens

Ball point pens are a ubiquitous marvel. They are everywhere. The price ranges from free to hundreds of dollars. They are an engineering marvel. But are they a collectible like fountain pens or watches? My friend George F wrote a book about collecting fountain pens. I wonder if such a thing exists for ball points? The results of a quick search using my Knows Everything Machine are ambigious. How many ball point pens do you own? Is that a collection? If creatively mounted they would… Read More »Ball Point Pens

Old Shoes

The shoes on the right were my oldest piece of clothing. I bought them in the early 1970’s they started oout as my semi-posh shoes and for the past ten years i have worn them as my trail relief shoes. They finally failed. Fortunately I have a newer pair of Topsiders that will now fill the role of shoes that I put on after a hike. They look good and should last me the rest of my life. The question is do I need too… Read More »Old Shoes

Reassuringly Expensive

Reassuringly Expensive Luxury Goods need to be Reassuringly Expensive. Think about it. Is it the opposite of Bargain Hunting? Photo is Zelensky searching for weapons in Napa.

Zelensky Plays in Peoria

Zelensky Plays in Peoria I am a “Fanboy” of President Zelensky. In my view he single-handedly saved Ukraine from Putin and his group. And I have the action figure to prove my fandom. My President Zelensky action figure appeared many times during 2023. His first appearance was in July 2023. He made at least 14 appearances during the remainder of the year. This photo was taken outside the police HQ in Peoria, AZ. Zelensky Plays in Peoria! We have the data.

Duplicative Language

At Harvard “Duplicative Language” is a new name for plagiarism. Plagiarism is getting redefined so that Harvard doesn’t have to fire there President. It reminds me of the one liner from Thomas Sowell: “Some ideas are so stupid only intellectuals believe them.” The photo is one I took many years ago of a long forgotten valley in Central California.

Bigotry

“The soft bigotry of low expectations.” George W Bush This thought came to mind when I heard that the President of Harvard had resigned. And that is unfair, but I would have had the same thoughts , had the resignee been a tall, monied scion of an old family. Life is complicated. You try to help. It doesn’t always work. Photo is from the Botero exhibit at the Desert Botanical Garden. It is worth going to see. It is worth knowing more about Fernando Botero… Read More »Bigotry

Happy New Year Three

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair…“ Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Times have gotten much better since 1859 when Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities. But there are… Read More »Happy New Year Three