Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seem: Penultimate SimonMay 22, 20190 Penultimate Adjective: Last but one in a series of things; second to last. Example: Thomas is the penultimate...
Stoics Learning SimonMay 21, 20190 "It is impossible for a person to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows." Epictetus, Discourses...
Humor German Humor SimonMay 20, 20190 I got this post card from Germany via Postcrossing. I think is a anthropomorphized, cross-dressing, beer, sexual...
DECLINE Change Isn’t SimonMay 18, 20190 The instincts and attitudes of a septuagenarian rarely change much. In your 40's your eyes go bad, in your 60's your...
Simon Says The Joy of Simon SimonMay 17, 20192 Seven reasons why Simon is a good name People instinctively do what “Simon Says.”...
Ideas Boulevards SimonMay 16, 20190 "Boulevards too broad to barricade" From Civilization by Niall Ferguson...
Simon Says Words Seldom Seen: Sanguinarian SimonMay 15, 20190 Sanguinarian Noun: A person who is optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation....
Politics Trade War Update SimonMay 14, 20190 Who will win the trade war between the US and China. I explored data from the markets and it looks like Chinese markets...
Hiking Horton Creek Hiking SimonMay 14, 20190 Well the hiking season with the Leisure Hikers of Brandeis has ended and it was another great year. There were of...
Hohokam Stone Donut 2 SimonMay 13, 20190 Display case at the Pueblo Grande Museum "Don’t assume utility." Joseph Charney...