Nice Day
We went for a training walk in Altadena this morning. It was a beautiful day. There are some great houses. This...
Author: Simon
Neo-NIMBY Redux
This post was one of my most popular ones ever. The original was lost in the security lapse reported below. This is...
Red-whiskered Bulbul
My neighbor Marta J. sent me an email a few weeks ago telling me she had spotted a pair of Red-whiskered Bulbuls in...
February 11, 2010 Maxim
When a sitting president calls for bipartisanship by the opposition – he really means surrender. Mark Knoller CBS...
Security Issue
An apology is in order. Earlier this week Swcamborne was hacked and a phishing page was illegally inserted into the...
Tabacon at Arenal
We stayed for three nights at the Tabacon Resort near the Arenal Volcano. It was cloudy when we were there except for...
Great Wall
In Costa Rica we got to drive a truck built by Great Wall a Chinese vehicle manufacturer. It is not yet available...
Lands in Love
Driving up to Arenal Volcano from Highway One we saw some signs in Hebrew. On the way back we stopped to...
Costa Rica Four
We went on a boat tour of the Cano Negro one day. It is up near the Nicaraguan border of Costa Rica. There were...
February 2, 2010 Maxim
You cannot divert a tiger from devouring his prey by adopting resolutions or sending cables. You have to take your...
