Seen Signs November 23, 2013
Seen on a wall in an Italian market town. Apparently Italy still has an active Communist party and they are...
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Talebian Wisdom November 22, 2013
"Being nice to the arrogant, is no better than being arrogant toward the nice" Nassim Taleb Antifragile: Things...
A Postcard from Rome
With all of the tourists and the money that they spend, it seems like they could build some...
Magical Thinking November 20, 2013
"We anthropomorphize to populate the world with allies." Matthew Hutson From The Seven Laws of Magical Thinking...
Simon Says Postcards Tuscany
In Tuscany we sleep late, drink wine with lunch and walk on paths where the Romans walked. Life is...
Maxim November 19, 2013
“I believe that opportunity looks a lot like hard work.” Ashton Kutcher Conservative TV...
Superlative Henge
The World's Smallest Green Cupcake Henge. It is my tribute to the fifth anniversary of Clonehenge and...
The Scale of the Universe
California is bigger than Italy! Now click here to put the rest of the universe in...
Plastic Hypocrisy
The Los Angeles Times has been actively editorializing in favor of banning plastic bags from grocery stores. Example:...
Simon Says Postcards Siena
The mural of good government vs bad government in Siena (circa 1350) shows how equal treatment under the...
