Recommendations The Best Books I Read in 2008 SimonMarch 9, 20090 Another list... Another controversy. I read about fifty books in 2008 and learned something from all of them. These...
Maxims Maxim March 2, 2009 SimonMarch 8, 20090 "Never believe anything until it has been officially denied." Claud Cockburn Radical English Journalist (1904 -...
Simon Says Defensive Pessimism SimonMarch 7, 20090 It turns out that one of my philosophical anchors "The key to happiness is low expectations" has a name it is called...
Recommendations The Police Museum SimonFebruary 28, 20090 The Los Angeles Police Historical Society is located on York Ave. just West of Figueroa St in Highland Park. It is...
Simon Says An Ancient Stone SimonFebruary 26, 20090 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...
Maxims Maxim February 23, 2009 SimonFebruary 25, 20090 "The true antidote of greed is contentment." "you can achieve contentment not by having what you want but by...
Codger Divers Why We are Going Diving in the Philippines SimonFebruary 22, 20090 Posted by Lilli in behalf of Simon who is in the Philippines Its winter in the...
Recommendations Pasadena Sandwich Company SimonFebruary 21, 20090 The Pasadena Sandwich Company has this very funny sign in the kitchen: "What if the Hokey Pokey really is what...
Simon Says Look Closer SimonFebruary 20, 20090 This is the avocado tree in my yard. It is looking a little tatty this year. Here is a slightly better...
Politics Simon on Octomom SimonFebruary 19, 20092 Why do people think that it is egregious that a woman chose to have 14 children? They don't. What they are angry...