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...
Hiking Simon’s Rules for Hiking SimonDecember 31, 20243 Happy New Year I hope your year is filled with hikes to new places and old, that your knees stay healthy and...
Recommendations The Comfort Crisis SimonDecember 30, 20240 The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter is a well written book about how our actions have changed since we were...
Hiking Words Seldom Seen: Heterodox SimonDecember 27, 20240 Heterodox Adjective: Not conforming to the accepted or orthodox opinions or beliefs. Example 1: "His...
Simon Says Boxing Day SimonDecember 26, 20240 Happy Boxing Day Or the second night of Hanukkah or Zwanzaa or the traditional British holiday for the servants...