Maxims Explained
"Aphorisms lose their charm when explained." From The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Taleb...
Wallace Stegner
“Exploration like seduction puts a premium on the virgin” Wallace Stegner In Beyond the Hundredth...
Motivation
"If it is to be it’s up to me." Kevin Washburn In The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer...
Words Seldom Seen: Portmanteau
Portmanteau Noun: A word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others. This is a very useful...
Shaping Your Mind
"Your mind will take the shape of what you frequently hold in it." Marcus Aurelius, Meditations From The Daily Stoic...
Stop Cooking Dinner
I am predicting that within a few generations there will be so little cooking in the average family that many homes...
Smut
Seen on a car in Phoenix. I believe it is the new emoticon for: "F*ck...
Simon’s Book Sanctuary
In Kanab, Utah there is Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Its mission is to be sure that every pet has a home. It is so...
Phoenix Water Data
According to SRP (Salt River Project) data: right now (May 20, 2019) the reservoir system is 81% full. Last year at...
Words Seldom Seen: Synoptic
Synoptic Adjective: Affording a general view of a subject. Example: "The Cactus Garden at the Huntington gives a...
