Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seen: Stochastic SimonJanuary 17, 20251 Stochastic Adjective: Randomly determined. Having a pattern that may be analyzed statistically but may not be...
Simon Says Posing for Posterity SimonJanuary 16, 20250 "The founders began posing for posterity, writing letters to us as much as to one another." Joseph Ellis In...
Politics Character Matters SimonJanuary 15, 20250 "The American experiment with republican government requires virtuous leadership to survive." Alexander...
Maxims The Public Good SimonJanuary 14, 20250 "The task of government is not to stop selfish striving, which is a hopeless task, but to harness it for the...
Ideas Wine One SimonJanuary 13, 20251 "Wine is sunlight held together by water." Galileo Galilei From The Little Book of Wine. At Hanukkah we have...
Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seen: Anomie SimonJanuary 10, 20250 Anomie Noun: Not being in accord with the communities usual customs and standards. Example: "The young man...
Ideas Turn Signals SimonJanuary 9, 20251 My hope for 2025: Everybody uses their turn signals every time they turn or change lanes. In Arizona turn...
Maxims Traffic SimonJanuary 8, 20250 "When you are in traffic, you are also traffic." In the immortal words of President Obama: "We are the people...
Humor Fighting Bureaucracy SimonJanuary 7, 20250 "And God created the Organization and gave it dominion over man." Genesis 1, 30A, Subparagraph VIII Good...
Ideas Words Seldom Seen: Prolixity SimonJanuary 2, 20250 Prolixity Noun: The act of using too many words to express an idea or image. Long-winded Example: “His...