Encanto Park Roses and a Bench
The Rose Garden at Encanto Park in Phoenix is not the Huntington Gardens in Pasadena and we got there after the first...
Words Seldom Seem: Penultimate
Penultimate Adjective: Last but one in a series of things; second to last. Example: Thomas is the penultimate...
Learning
"It is impossible for a person to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows." Epictetus, Discourses...
German Humor
I got this post card from Germany via Postcrossing. I think is a anthropomorphized, cross-dressing, beer, sexual...
Change Isn’t
The instincts and attitudes of a septuagenarian rarely change much. In your 40's your eyes go bad, in your 60's your...
The Joy of Simon
Seven reasons why Simon is a good name People instinctively do what “Simon Says.”...
Boulevards
"Boulevards too broad to barricade" From Civilization by Niall Ferguson...
Words Seldom Seen: Sanguinarian
Sanguinarian Noun: A person who is optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation....
Trade War Update
Who will win the trade war between the US and China. I explored data from the markets and it looks like Chinese markets...
Horton Creek Hiking
Well the hiking season with the Leisure Hikers of Brandeis has ended and it was another great year. There were of...
