Happy Thanksgiving 2019
My Thanksgiving post from 2008: Happy Thanksgiving by Simon on November 27, 2008 Thanksgiving is one of my two...
Practice
“Practice makes Progress.” It is critically important. But it isn’t the only...
Words Seldom Seen: Postprandial
Postprandial Adjective: The period after a meal. Example: After lunch he took his postprandial nap....
Du Bist Spitze
Du Bist Spitze (German) You are Great (English) or "You Rock"...
Silence
"The more you say, the more likely you are to say something foolish." Robert Greene From The Daily Stoic by Holiday...
Lichen
"Lichen are Fungi that took up farming with Algae." Dr Frank Bungartz, ASU...
Real Joy
"Real joy is a serious thing." Seneca From the Daily Stoic by Holiday and...
Imagined Borders Update
On Friday night November 1 I went down to ASU to see the reopening of the Imagined Borders map exhibit at the School of...
Words Seldom Seen: Picacho
Picacho Noun: Spanish word for peak. So the mountain near Tucson named "Picacho Peak" is redundant. Example:...
Uyghurs and Kurds
What should the Uyghurs do to survive? How about the Kurds? Throughout history there have been a lot more losers than...
