What you see is what you want to see. On our tour of Russia we went on a home visit in Uglich a small provincial town. Some of the guests found it charming. Some did not. Confirmation bias in action....Read More
Last week I begrudgingly used the self checkout at my local Fry’s grocery store. It was a struggle and while walking home (with my reusable Love Bags) I wondered how we got to the point where we hav...Read More
Suppose a country with a name starting with “B” (Belgium, Brazil, Belize etc) wanted to increase its trade. I suggest that they change their name to the United States of B___________ (Bosnia, Bots...Read More
If you put it on a pedestal it is art. I’m working on a collection titled what is art? So far I have one other entry that I could find: But is it Art?...Read More
A sign I saw in front of several houses in Santa Fe. The problem with this sign is that it is based on the misguided assumption that there are no Putins or Kims in the world. That Hitler and Stalin co...Read More
“To the Heroes who have fallen in the various battles with ______ Indians in the Territory of New Mexico.” We saw this plaque with the word removed on the monument in the Plaza in Santa Fe...Read More
I think this is a trash can that supports the fight against breast cancer. What exactly are we supposed to put in it? Full disclosure: I’m not a good recycler. I recently proposed on this page t...Read More
Howard Rotter Diving in the Philippines In 2014 while my good friend, Howard, was wasting away from the progressive horror of ALS we suddenly had the Ice Bucket Challenge. It raised more than $115 mil...Read More
In July I was boating with my friends Gene and Carole in New England and the story that Starbucks was stopping using straws was in the news. The New England coast was beautiful and the harbors were th...Read More