Maxims Talebian Wisdom 3 SimonJune 21, 20130 "The opposite of success isn't failure; it is name dropping." Nassim Taleb The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and...
Maxims Talebian Wisdom 2 SimonJune 14, 20130 "You will be civilized on the day you can spend a long period of time doing nothing, learning nothing, and improving...
Maxims Talebian Wisdom 1 SimonJune 7, 20130 "The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary." Nassim Taleb The Bed of...
Henges Stoned SimonJanuary 7, 20130 We visited the "Levitated Mass" at the Los Angles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on Saturday. It was heavy. The...
Recommendations Public Art in Pasadena SimonNovember 14, 20120 A giant band saw from a closed lumber mill in Northern California has become public art in front of a new Lumber...
Recommendations The Dodger SimonOctober 6, 20120 I just finished reading Terry Pratchett's new book Dodger on my Kindle. It was a great read and like all of...
Recommendations Plumness Jam SimonSeptember 29, 20120 The worlds best Jam: Made by Aty R in limited editions using San Gabriel Valley fruit, Plumness Jam is only...
Recommendations The Romans SimonSeptember 19, 20120 One of my book groups recently read The Fall of the Roman Empire by Peter Heather. It was a bit of a slog getting...
Recommendations Good Writing SimonJune 30, 20120 "Most of us make an instinctive decision, then build an infrastructure of reasoning to justify it. And call the...
Recommendations Huntington Spring SimonJune 16, 20120 Nurit and I went to the Huntington Library twice last week. Once to see the train exhibit and once for a special...