Politics “It’s brutally unfair. It’s wrong.” SimonJune 5, 20102 I agree with what President Obama said in his Louisiana speech on Friday June 4th: "It’s brutally unfair. It’s...
Ideas Trompe L’Oeil SimonJune 5, 20100 The building across from our hotel in Santa Margherita The decorations on this building are not real. They are...
Maxims Italian Maxim June 4, 2010 SimonJune 4, 20100 France exists so that you can drive to Italy. James May, Top Gear. English Author Bonus: Two Italian...
Travel Cinque Terre SimonJune 2, 20100 During the second week of our trip to Italy we walked with Country Walkers in the Cinque Terre. The food and the...
Travel Chianti and Tuscany SimonJune 1, 20100 One of the high points of the first week of our trip was a visit to the Piccolomini Library in the Duomo. It was...
Travel Italy Week SimonJune 1, 20100 This week I'm going to focus on a run of posts about our trip to Italy in May. I made a couple of posts from Italy...
Ideas Fruitarian Tours SimonMay 31, 20101 This morning we had a Mango for breakfast. It was good but it wasn't as good as the time we were in Maui in June. ...
Family Family Photos SimonMay 30, 20100 On the way back from our excellent trip to Italy we stopped in the UK. The weather was perfect and we had time to go...
Ideas How Ideas Happen SimonMay 28, 20101 In 2006 my brother Tom sent me a Roundabouts of Derby calendar. It is the kind of thing I like, off-beat and...
Nanny State Nanny State Alert SimonMay 27, 20100 California is talking about banning trans fats in foods served in Restaurants. I smell Nanny State. A city in...