Stone Donut Three
Four stone donuts in the Pueblo Grande Museum collection My random poking around to try and discover the purpose of...
Author: Simon
Book Review: The Last Days of Night
The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore The book is historical fiction and the story is compelling but the...
Encanto Park Roses and a Bench
The Rose Garden at Encanto Park in Phoenix is not the Huntington Gardens in Pasadena and we got there after the first...
Words Seldom Seem: Penultimate
Penultimate Adjective: Last but one in a series of things; second to last. Example: Thomas is the penultimate...
Learning
"It is impossible for a person to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows." Epictetus, Discourses...
German Humor
I got this post card from Germany via Postcrossing. I think is a anthropomorphized, cross-dressing, beer, sexual...
Change Isn’t
The instincts and attitudes of a septuagenarian rarely change much. In your 40's your eyes go bad, in your 60's your...
The Joy of Simon
Seven reasons why Simon is a good name People instinctively do what “Simon Says.”...
Boulevards
"Boulevards too broad to barricade" From Civilization by Niall Ferguson...
Words Seldom Seen: Sanguinarian
Sanguinarian Noun: A person who is optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation....
