Maxims The Law SimonOctober 12, 20180 “Law is nothing else but the reason of wise men.” Abraham Lincoln Quoted in Lincoln's Last Trial by Dan Abrams A...
Politics A Political Heuristic SimonOctober 11, 20180 I went over the November ballot with some friends and applied my new heuristic to some of the measures and candidates...
Humor The Path to Enlightenment SimonOctober 10, 20180 The path to enlightenment has many twists. I have gone this way before you and I can...
Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seen: Flaneur SimonOctober 9, 20180 Flaneur Noun: An idler or loafer Example: "He started with enthusiasm but within a few hours he was a flaneur." In...
Politics The Biggest Interest Group SimonOctober 8, 20180 "There exists a great deal of evidence that, from the time of the pharaohs, state officials looked after themselves...
Hiking Western River Expeditions SimonOctober 6, 20180 When we got back from our Grand Canyon float trip in June I posted the picture above and a pithy comment on the Western...
Maxims A Good Name SimonOctober 5, 20180 ...But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor...
Immigration A Immigration Trade Proposal SimonOctober 4, 20180 Why would the Federal Government print a new health insurance card in two languages. Isn't this the reason that lots of...
Politics Kavanaugh Two SimonOctober 3, 20180 Two weeks ago I wrote: "This is a dirty trick, transparently a dirty trick." Nothing has happened that has changed my...
Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seen: Salient SimonOctober 2, 20180 Salient Important or conspicuous. Example: "The salient point was made early in the...