Art
"A good espresso is like a work of art." Italian folk saying I know the photo is of a very artistically...
Category: Simon Says
Tap and Pay
The use of Tap and Pay in the UK particularly and Europe in general is far ahead of its usage in the USA. The...
Trail Making
"Trail making takes longer than trail following." An important thing to remember when planning. Photo is of the...
A Dog Tied to a Cart
How much free will does a person really have? According to Zeno of Citium not much. “When a dog is tied to a...
A whistle
"As clean as a whistle?" The phrase originated in the early 1900's and is probably derived from an earlier...
Depletion
The copper mine in Bisbee Arizona closed when all of the easily obtainable ore was mined. Nobody much cared. The...
American Exceptionalism
American exceptionalism was noted as far back as Alexis de Tocqueville in the early 19th Century. It was often assumed...
The Grand Jury Redux
One of the most important things that came out of my time on the Grand Jury was learning about the diverse group of...
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...
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...
