Chesterton’s Fence
"Before we tear down the walls our governments have erected, we should ask why these walls went up in the first...
Category: Simon Says
Mt Whitney in Three Hats
The new hat on the left shows the elevation of Mt Whitney to be 14,508. The old hat on the right shows an elevation...
Pasadena 1959
This was Jack Gold, my father-in-law's, first garage in Pasadena. It was on Santa Anita Ave. south of Walnut and...
California Demographics
"There are more Asian Americans in California than there are people in Colorado." Troy Senik National...
Thank You Note
A nice person from Arcadia posted this sign at the Sierra Madre post office: Gratitude pays double. It pays the...
How Much?
At Sur la Table you can buy a coffee maker for $6000.00. It's on sale. The regular price is $7600.00. ...
They’re Back
The tables at my neighborhood Starbucks are back. They were gone because of a "permit renewal issue" and I wrote a...
Senior Discount
I went into the Corner Bakery up the street to buy some pastries for my book group and they gave me the "Senior...
A Riot
"A spontaneous civilian assisted property redistribution episode." Previously called a riot. A riot of...
Transabled
There is a transgender person at my synagogue and we are accommodating him in places like the bathrooms and the...
