A Change of Status Two
"The Paramount concern of man is status: how to achieve it, how to display it." Tom Wolfe, author Status is already...
Category: Simon Says
A Change of Status
It appears that people are buying less things and more experiences. Observation from Disneyland Big implications...
New Bridge
In San Marino, where I have been walking lately, they have almost completed the rebuild of the Circle Drive bridge over...
Fashions Change
We all know that fashions change in clothing and fashions change in cars. But do we also all know that fashions also...
Public Art
R Kenton Nelson the excellent Pasadena artist has started making large mosaics. I just saw my first one installed...
The First Selfie
This could be a photo of the first selfie, one of the first selfies or it could be staged. It doesn't matter. It...
20 Mule Team Borax
20 Mule team Borax falls into the category of forgotten but not gone. It is available at OSH in Pasadena. I...
Ineptocracy
A useful new word. Ineptocracy A system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least...
Free-riding vs Free-loading
Free-loading is taking something that isn't yours because you can. A free-loader will go to someone they don't knows...
“I was in town but I didn’t call”
I have friends and family around the world and we travel a lot, so inevitably we are near people we know but often...
