Gossip

Posted on October 31, 2020October 24, 2020 by Simon

“The difference between news and gossip lies in whether you raise your voice or lower it.” Franklin P Jones... Read More

Life Lesson

Posted on October 1, 2020September 30, 2020 by Simon

Technology isn’t life. Spend time with people .. Not with devices.... Read More

History

Posted on May 22, 2020May 21, 2020 by Simon

“Most history is guessing and the rest is prejudice.” Will Durant In Volume One of The Story of Civilization Photo is of a Saguaro Flower. This years bloom is not as big as in past years b... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Laches

Posted on May 6, 2020May 5, 2020 by Simon

Laches, Noun: A legal term that refers to an unreasonable delay in making a claim or asserting a right that might make it difficult for the accused to prove his case. Example: if you get a rental car ... Read More

Table Mountain Tableau

Posted on March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 by Simon

Simon conquers Table Mountain. This was taken at the end of Table Mountain Trail. Of course it was at the end of the trail near the car. We had a great hike but did not get to the top of Table Mountai... Read More

Smoke Filled Rooms

Posted on March 2, 2020November 17, 2020 by Simon

“It’s time to give the elites a bigger say in choosing the president.” Headline from an OpEd in the Washington Post. Which they later changed because of lots of criticism. Four years ago I agree... Read More

Think

Posted on February 10, 2020February 6, 2020 by Simon

“People would rather die than think. Many do.” Bertrand Russell photo is of a crested Saguaro at the North end of Granite Mountain in Scottsdale. I edited the quote. Changing “men” to “peopl... Read More

ASG

Posted on December 19, 2019December 16, 2019 by Simon

ASG is an acronym for an Arbitrary Stupid Goal just like in the eponymous book by Tamara Shopsin. I am trying out the concept because I think it does lead to opportunities for serendipity. In this cas... Read More

Tonto

Posted on November 28, 2019November 3, 2019 by Simon

Nurit and I took a road trip to Globe, Roosevelt Lake and The Tonto National Monument. The highlight of the ruin was that you could easily walk up to it and go inside. Which is definitely worth doing.... Read More

Trump Made Me Pee in the Desert

Posted on December 24, 2018December 25, 2018 by Simon

We went south on Saturday 12/22 to visit friends and to see the Saguaro National Park. It turned out the park was closed because of the fight about the budget. No big deal the visitor center was close... Read More

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