Back From the Edge
On Thursday night we had a lovely Thanksgiving dinner at Dahlia and Joel's. Later that night after we dropped him at...
Category: Simon Says
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is one of my two favorite holidays. It is not mixed up with any particular religion, there is no...
OOMS (part 3)
Here are two more examples of mysterious structure. Flotsam and jetsam (I don't know the difference and neither do...
OOMS (part 2)
OOMS is the acronym for On the Origin of Mysterious Structures. It is a story that started on simonburrow.com/...
On the Origin of Mysterious Structures
On the island of Maui, past the snorkel bay north of Kapalua and before the famous church, you pass a barren...
Unemployment Perspective
In Southern California unemployment is nearing 10%. This is a scary number until you put it in perspective. The...
Hope
Hope is a goal without a deadline or a desire without a plan. Hope alone is never enough. The Spanish verb for...
Faith
My faith is not in politicians. My faith is in The Wisdom of Crowds. As explained by James Surowiecki in his book...
Fires
I woke up this morning to a very orange sunrise as the smoke from the fires over the last few days dissipates. It is...
Forest Fires and Economics
The massive wild fire in Montecito last night made me think of a similarity between forests and the economy and forest...
