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