Category: Simon Says
July 12, 1947
Happy Birthday Simon In 1973 when I moved to California I changed my date of birth from July 12 to July 4. It was easy to do. When I went to get my California drivers license I put July 4, 1947 on the... Read More
Lessons from the Grand Jury
95% of the crime is committed by 0.5% of the population. There is a chip in your car that lets the police track the car if they have your license plate number. If you are in an accident and the airbag... Read More
Hiatus Explained
From April until yesterday, July 6, I was serving on the Maricopa County Grand Jury. It met two days a week and so consumed a lot of my time and even more of my mental energy. I’m happy I did it... Read More
WWIT About Transgender Issues
WWIT: What Was I Thinking About Transgender Athletes In our diverse and tolerant society we should be willing to accept that for some people sex is not a binary thing. We can accommodate and celebrate... Read More
Hammurabi’s Code
At the time Hammurabi’s code was written (circa 1750BCE) the family was the basic unit of society. Individual rights were not a consideration. Here is a quote that demonstrates it: “If the archite... Read More
Fake News?
The news is full of stories of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the horrible civilian toll. But the statistics tell a different story. In two weeks of fighting the Washington Post reports that 752 ... Read More