Germs

Posted on May 23, 2020May 25, 2020 by Simon

“Germ” is an imprecise word used by the unscientific to refer to viruses or harmful bacteria. Microbiologists and epidemiologists do not use the term “Germ” except when needing... Read More

History

Posted on May 22, 2020May 21, 2020 by Simon

“Most history is guessing and the rest is prejudice.” Will Durant In Volume One of The Story of Civilization Photo is of a Saguaro Flower. This years bloom is not as big as in past years b... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Recondite

Posted on May 21, 2020May 9, 2020 by Simon

Recondite Recondite, Adjective: Little known and little understood subject matter. Abstruse. Example: “The lecture about trade policy was full of recondite information.”... Read More

Factfulness Quote of the Week

Posted on May 19, 2020May 9, 2020 by Simon

“The current state of the world is better and bad at the same time.” Factfulness by Hans Rosling (1948-2018)... Read More

Nietzsche Five

Posted on May 18, 2020May 9, 2020 by Simon

“When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.” Friedrich Nietzsche... Read More

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Posted on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 by Simon

“It is so easy to be hopeful in the daytime.“ Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston There is a great audio version of this book available read by Ruby Dee. Even though you rea... Read More

None of the Above

Posted on May 15, 2020May 16, 2020 by Simon

“The Holy Roman Empire was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.” Attributed to Voltaire Photo from the palace in Vienna. It was raining outside.... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Pernicious

Posted on May 14, 2020May 16, 2020 by Simon

Pernicious, adjective: having a harmful effect especially in a gradual or subtle way. Example: watching too much TV news has a pernicious effect on your perception of reality.... Read More