Author: Simon
Words Seldom Seen: Macerate
Macerate Verb: To soften by soaking in a liquid. Example: “Macerate the crackers in apple juice.” Often confused with “masticate.”Which means “to chew.” You might m... Read More
Dogs Walking
“Some things are like a dog walking on its hind legs: It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all.“ Modified from a quote by Samuel Johnson People obeying traffic sig... Read MoreAs Good as Gold
For an artist or a craftsman gold is a risky material in which to seek eternal fame. Gold is not just an artists medium it is also a store of wealth and during hard times it tends to get melted down n... Read More
Bad Timing
“Old age comes at a bad time.” San Banducci Operator of the hungry i Nightclub in San Francisco in the 1960’s My dream car and a symbol of the 1960’s. Photo taken in the Guggen... Read More
“The Apple of My Eye”
“The Apple of My Eye” was originally used in English and perhaps Hebrew to refer to the pupil of the eye. Sometime in the late middle ages it began to mean something or someone that one va... Read More
Election Day Should be a Day
There are a couple of reasons I think that early voting is a bad idea. If during the Civil War when Lincoln was running for re-election there had been early voting people would have voted before the v... Read MoreWords Seldom Seen: Greenwashing
Greenwashing Noun: Greenwashing is an unsubstantiated claim to deceive consumers into believing that products are environmentally friendly or have a greater positive environmental impact than what is ... Read More
Happy Halloween
“We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.” Stephen King Photo is of a Pumpkin Tree at the Biltmore Fashion Square a few years ago. It allows for a combination holiday.... Read More