Author: Simon
Hiking and Life
“Hiking is a bit like life: The journey only requires you to put one foot in front of the other…again and again and again. And if you allow yourself the opportunity to be present throughout th... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Tincture
Tincture Noun: 1) A slight trace of something. 2) A medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol. 3) A delivery system for cannabis. Examples: 1) “The water had a tincture of melon that I didn&... Read More
Conceiving God #7
The idea of “faith-based education” is an oxymoron. From Conceiving GodBy David Lewis-Williams... Read More
Traffic Circles Part Two
Last week I wrote a blog entry about traffic circles and my discovery of why I dislike them. Alert reader Andy B. Directed me to a podcast on this very subject on FreakonomicsRadio. It was packed with... Read More
“The Graveyard of Empire”
”Afghanistan is the graveyard of empire.” This is a much quoted and often wrongly attributed saying. There is much truth in it. But now it is Pakistan’s problem. In this enlisted man’s opinion... Read More
Feeding Animals
A sign at the High Desert Museum in Bend: “Please do not feed the wild animals. They become reliant and soon will want cell phones.” Excellent museum that had a special exhibit about beaver but no... Read More
Traffic Circles
Bend, Oregon might be the traffic circle capital of the United States. We are in Bend so I’ve been driving through dozens every day and thinking why I don’t like them. I have never been a big prop... Read More
Email Zero
Sometimes an impossible sounding idea becomes a wonderful reality. eMail Zero is such an idea. The idea is to get your eMail inbox down to zero every day. How is this possible? There is a limited rang... Read More