Family L’Shana Tova SimonSeptember 20, 20092 This weekend is Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. I'd like to wish a happy and sweet new year to all. "L'shana...
Politics Irving Kristol RIP SimonSeptember 19, 20090 If you want economic growth and greater affluence for all, there is simply no alternative to "trickle-down...
Ideas Surviving the Recession SimonSeptember 18, 20090 My friend Paul D. offers this example of the type of creative thinking necessary to survive the recession: Paul's...
Simon Says September 17, 2009 Maxim SimonSeptember 17, 20090 We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Winston...
Simon Says The Dalai Lama, another view SimonSeptember 15, 20090 News that President Obama has said that he might meet with the Dalai Lama reminded me of an analogy I made years...
Codger Divers The Big Bamboo SimonSeptember 12, 20090 In 2004 eight Codger Divers went to Grand Cayman. After a hard day of diving we would go to the Big Bamboo Brew...
Pond Cam Tadpoles SimonSeptember 11, 20091 We got home from Arizona yesterday and while cleaning out the pond filter basket I saw something wriggling. It turned...
Politics Question of the Week 9/10/09 SimonSeptember 10, 20090 When President Obama wants to smoke does he have to stand outside the White House? Thanks to the Smoke Blog for this...
Maxims September 9, 2009 Maxim SimonSeptember 9, 20090 "The public in a democracy is not always wise." Peter Shuck writing in Debating Immigration Cambridge University...
Simon Says SimonSeptember 8, 20091 The Woman's Improvement Association in South Pasadena built this watering trough in 1906. It is unclear to me...