The Best Books I Read in 2008
Another list... Another controversy. I read about fifty books in 2008 and learned something from all of them. These...
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Maxim March 2, 2009
"Never believe anything until it has been officially denied." Claud Cockburn Radical English Journalist (1904 -...
Defensive Pessimism
It turns out that one of my philosophical anchors "The key to happiness is low expectations" has a name it is called...
The Police Museum
The Los Angeles Police Historical Society is located on York Ave. just West of Figueroa St in Highland Park. It is...
An Ancient Stone
I took this picture of a very large moss covered stone at Henninger Flats. It has a hole in it as if it was used by...
Maxim February 23, 2009
"The true antidote of greed is contentment." "you can achieve contentment not by having what you want but by...
Why We are Going Diving in the Philippines
Posted by Lilli in behalf of Simon who is in the Philippines Its winter in the...
Pasadena Sandwich Company
The Pasadena Sandwich Company has this very funny sign in the kitchen: "What if the Hokey Pokey really is what...
Look Closer
This is the avocado tree in my yard. It is looking a little tatty this year. Here is a slightly better...
Simon on Octomom
Why do people think that it is egregious that a woman chose to have 14 children? They don't. What they are angry...
