August 25, 2009 Maxim
"It is likely that unlikely things will happen." Aristotle dead...
Author: Simon
Modern Simon
When I started this post yesterday I was on an American Airlines flight from LA to Newark. It is now possible for $8.00...
Revised Hillary
It takes a self-sufficient village to raise a self-sufficient...
Worth a Try
A cartoon by Hillary Price www.rhymeswithorange.com in Funny Times Hillary has a very good blog using word...
Simon in the Papers
Yesterday Corina Knoll from the LA Times called and interviewed me for a story about the Mt Wilson Toll Road. Today...
United Order of Tents
When we were in Charleston, SC in December we drove by a sign for the United Order of Tents. I insisted that we...
Hooded Oriole
We have seen a Hooded Oriole several times recently. The bird book says it is common but we had never seen it...
August 18, 2009 Maxim
"Adversity is the mother of donation." Leslie...
Question of the Week August 17, 2009
Why is it that when 8 million people a year move from one state to another within the USA it is no problem, but when a...
Shards for Yards
Sixteen years ago we visited the Baha'i Temple in Haifa, Israel. I was fascinated by the fact that walkways in the...
