Grundig
People of a certain age know that Grundig, a West German company used to make some of the worlds most advanced...
Indian Hemp: A Social Menace
Opponents of Marijuana decriminalization were wrong in 1952 when this book was written and the are wrong...
Toilet Henge
This just in courtesy of Joe R: In the words of the ancient druids: "To henge is to live." More...
Aftershock Irony
I'm reading Aftershock the very good new book by Philippe Legrain. It address the question of what will happen next now...
Another Mystery
One of the Parkway Oaks in front of our house was dying and the City Forestry Department removed it. They left the...
Maps in Tecate
The Changing Boundaries Map Exhibit that I curate is going to be at the CAREM museum in Tecate, BC, Mexico in...
A Household Mystery
In our family room we have a beautiful round glass sculpture. A few weeks ago we were moving the furniture around...
Mystery Dots
On the Big Sur coast we saw little white specks on the water: It turned out that it was a flock of white sea...
Plastic Bag Ban Fails
Even the Democrats in the California Legislature couldn't bring themselves to vote for this Nanny State Ban on Plastic...
Port-a-Potty Upgrade
In Pasadena a construction site often has a Port-a-Potty and it looks like this: In Carmel we saw this one: We...
