Touching the Civil War
Yesterday my nonfiction book club met to discuss A People's History of the Civil War by David Williams. We had a...
Author: Simon
Schefflera, The Back Story
This is a Schefflera In the 1970's I used to call all house plants Schefflera. It was easier than remembering the...
How to Create a Million Jobs by Election Day
This idea is so easy and sensible that it must be fatally flawed: How can we create a million new jobs? Allow young...
Not Burkas
These are not women in party burkas. They are displays of fabric in the garment district of Los Angeles. Nurit...
Only a Bureaucrat
Only a Bureaucrat could say "Partial Zero" without choking. In government speak I was a "partial A...
Supremely Comfortable
I'd like to send a shout out to the staff at the Loews Atlanta Hotel and especially to the assistant director...
Maxim June 22, 2011
"A word to the wise ain't necessary; it's the stupid ones who need the advise." Bill Cosby Comedian via Funny...
Paper House
Here is a unique summer vacation destination. In the 1920's Mr E F Stenman built this house out of old newspaper as a...
Yucca is not Schefflera
In early Summer the Yucca bloom and look like snow covered Christmas Trees. At least some of them do. Some are...
Maxim June 19, 2011
Ever tried. Ever failed. No Matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. Samuel Beckett "Worstward Ho" From...
