Maxims Maxim June 30, 2011 SimonJune 30, 20110 "There is nothing that does so much harm as good intentions." Milton Friedman US...
Pond Cam Lily Pond Reborn SimonJune 29, 20113 Last Friday evening I left the hose running into my pond and by morning all of the fish were dead. No they...
Ideas The Future of News Distribution SimonJune 28, 20110 The dilemma is: People are willing to spend $4.00 for a Vanilla Latte but not spend $2.00 for a newspaper or even...
Simon Says Touching the Civil War SimonJune 27, 20110 Yesterday my nonfiction book club met to discuss A People's History of the Civil War by David Williams. We had a...
Simon Says Schefflera, The Back Story SimonJune 26, 20113 This is a Schefflera In the 1970's I used to call all house plants Schefflera. It was easier than remembering the...
Ideas How to Create a Million Jobs by Election Day SimonJune 25, 20115 This idea is so easy and sensible that it must be fatally flawed: How can we create a million new jobs? Allow young...
Simon Says Not Burkas SimonJune 25, 20113 These are not women in party burkas. They are displays of fabric in the garment district of Los Angeles. Nurit...
Simon Says Only a Bureaucrat SimonJune 24, 20110 Only a Bureaucrat could say "Partial Zero" without choking. In government speak I was a "partial A...
Postcards Supremely Comfortable SimonJune 23, 20112 I'd like to send a shout out to the staff at the Loews Atlanta Hotel and especially to the assistant director...
Simon Says Maxim June 22, 2011 SimonJune 22, 20110 "A word to the wise ain't necessary; it's the stupid ones who need the advise." Bill Cosby Comedian via Funny...