August 11, 2009 Maxim
There is no evidence that poverty causes crime but a great deal of evidence that crime causes poverty. Mona...
Question of the Week
Which has higher margins for a restaurant? Wine or Mixed Drinks?...
Bronze Buddhas
Many years ago when we were in Hong Kong we visited our friends Jacky and Malcolm Andrews and they took us to see this...
Colorado Public Art
On our trip to Colorado last month one of the things we went looking for was public art. We saw some very nice pieces...
August 6, 2009 Maxim
Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that...
Founding Lawyers
Andrew P. challenged me to find out if Benjamin Franklin was an attorney. Simon and Ben chat in Santa Barbara I...
Obesity
You probably heard that the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) had the an obesity conference last week. It was called...
Beauty
This fountain is in the center courtyard of the Kaiser clinic in Pasadena: An unexpected delight. These flowers...
Fight Malaria
Our friend Jessie Seiler is in Senegal with the Peace Corp. She writes an excellent blog occasionally has a burst of...
Radical Immigration Update
Happy New Month! I'm still very passionate about "the right to migrate" but I'm sure not making much headway...
