Postcard of the Week
“We stare into the abyss and the abyss stares back.” Nietzsche... Read More
July 12, 1947
Happy Birthday Simon In 1973 when I moved to California I changed my date of birth from July 12 to July 4. It was easy to do. When I went to get my California drivers license I put July 4, 1947 on the... Read More
de Gaulle speaks:
“Old age is a shipwreck.” Charles De Gaulle... Read More
Lessons from the Grand Jury
95% of the crime is committed by 0.5% of the population. There is a chip in your car that lets the police track the car if they have your license plate number. If you are in an accident and the airbag... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Allusion
Allusion Noun: An indirect or passing reference. An expression meant to call something to mind without explicitly mentioning it. Example: “The red haired one should never hold office again.̶... Read More
Hiatus Explained
From April until yesterday, July 6, I was serving on the Maricopa County Grand Jury. It met two days a week and so consumed a lot of my time and even more of my mental energy. I’m happy I did it... Read More
Expectations
“Most of us expect too much from others and not enough from ourselves.“ William Feather... Read More