Orange County
While much writing and almost all journalism is an attempt to make a subject less complex Gustavo Arellano in Orange...
Author: Simon
Bucks Up
The Station Fire has changed the habitat of the animals who live in the San Gabriel Mountains and we are having more...
Excellent Signage
Do you have to go to Sweden to pick up the Tacos? Do the Swedish know how to make Tacos? Thanks to Joe S. for this...
Strange Maps
If you like maps you'll love this link to Strange Maps a blog specializing in Strange Maps. I have dates for my...
The Norton Simon Museum
In Pasadena we are blessed with a few excellent museums. The Norton Simon is one of them. Norton Simon was an oil...
Troops to Afghanistan
The President is going to announce today that he is sending another 30,000 soldiers to Afghanistan. This is less than...
Minarets
Switzerland has banned the construction of Minarets and European equalitarians are in an uproar. I have one...
Concrete Canvas
Here is an idea that makes you say "Why didn't I think of that?" Concrete Cloth Instant buildings just add...
Red Rock Rocks
One of the amazing things about Red Rock Canyon was the amazing variety of stones. We identified lots of sedimentary...
Thanksgiving Dinner
This year for the first time in about twenty years Nurit didn't cook Thanksgiving Dinner. After we went hiking in Red...
