Words Seldom Seen: Sentient
Sentient Adjective: Able to perceive or feel things. Example: "He thought of trees as sentient beings. I did...
Books 2
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely (2008) "One cannot mix social norms and market norms." If you don't...
Postcard of the Week
A beer mat postcard I received from the UK. On the other side it claims to have been made; "Beer Mat of the Year...
Leave Me Alone
"People are generally happier when left alone." Author...
How Old are You?
"I'm so old my blood type has been discontinued." Bill Dane, American...
Celebrating Democracy
During the election season candidates put up signs on public right of ways to get your attention. Most people hate...
Words Seldom Seen: Kibosh
Kibosh Verb: Decisively put an end to. Originally from Kiddish Example: "The hot weather put the kibosh on...
Books
"Before printing the total number of books in Europe was well under one hundred thousand. By 1500, after...
Postcard of the Week
"We stare into the abyss and the abyss stares back." Nietzsche...
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...
