A Pond without Koi
The koi died in Koimageddon a year or two ago. The pond is now an amphibian sanctuary. Home to a few dozen Water...
Author: Simon
May 3, 2012 Maxim
"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain... and most fools do." Benjamin Franklin American...
Election Spending Perspective
Americans spend $14 surfing for every $1 they spend on presidential elections. Of course surfing is more fun and...
Mallow
One of the best flower photos I have taken in a long time. Click on the photo and look at it full screen you can see...
Simon Says Postcards 5/01/2012
In the UK, unlike in the USA, the royalty never have to stand for election. They do however star in a...
Sconehenge
Thanks to the alert reporting and cosmopolitan culinary interests of reader Stephanie M. we have been made aware of the...
How Lake Avenue Got Its Name
Lake Avenue is one of the major streets in Pasadena. Before the revival of Old Pasadena it was also the main shopping...
Happy Birthday Israel
The State of Israel was 64 years old this week which makes it about middle aged as nations go. Happy Birthday...
Americans
I was researching an immigration topic and came across this Census Bureau map showing the top ancestry by county in the...
Political Email
I received an email yesterday from "The Consumer Watchdog Campaign." They apparently want the government to impose...
