“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Pablo Picasso A mural on the back of the Embree Bus building in Pasadena. On Allen just south of the 210 freeway...Read More
In the long run, it doesn’t matter how many doors you knock on, as long as the one that opens turns out to be the right one. Like most things, finding the right door is a probability game. Don’...Read More
Caesar’s Wife’s Rule “Caesars wife should never act improperly but she also should never be in a position where there can even be any suspicion that she acted improperly.” Hillary ...Read More
Smart Phones, Texting and email have made our lives feel much more urgent. How can you find time to learn a new skill, practice an old one or study a complex problem when your phone is tweeting abou...Read More
Here is the itemized bill from La Grande Orange in Pasadena. It contains a new line item that I find troubling. We hadn’t eaten at La Grande Orange Cafe for a while and on Tuesday night we had a...Read More
We have a collective desire to have a big thing to fear. It is part of our DNA. Right now climate change is the big thing we fear. Beckman Institute at Caltech reflecting morning light. We used to col...Read More
“Tesla appeals to confused consumers who simultaneously want to display ostentation and green virtue.” a great line by Holman Jenkins on the WSJ editorial page. My beef is that Tesla is ...Read More
We call it the Nanny State and don’t like it because as it attempts to make you safer it becomes intrusive and takes away freedom of choice. But if you call it the Concierge State it sounds pret...Read More