Quirky thoughts from an old man.
On Sunday Nurit and I followed up on a lead from Peter and found the rare and very old third order Saguaro Cactus. It has a branch off the trunk and then a branch off the branch and then finally a branch off the second branch. It was the first third order Saguaro we’ve seen. …
This old Saguaro has had a tough life. But it has made it to the third order. We found it in the Maricopa Mountains Wilderness near the trailhead for the Brittlebrush Trail. Maybe the third order Saguaros are more common than crested Saguaro. Time will tell.
Eructation Noun: A formal way of saying belch or burp. Example: “An eructation from Napoleon would have been referred to as a burp in a regular soldier.” Photo is of Peter B. illustrating a Third Order Saguaro.
ASG is an acronym for an Arbitrary Stupid Goal just like in the eponymous book by Tamara Shopsin. I am trying out the concept because I think it does lead to opportunities for serendipity. In this case the ASG is searching for Saguaro Cacti that have branches on branches on branches. The one pictured above …
This year to celebrate Labor Day many in the labor movement are demanding that we raise the minimum wage. Beware the urge to do good when it violates the laws of economics. Cowpeople working This year the major cry we are hearing on Labor Day is that we should raise the minimum wage to $15.00/hour. …
It is about a nine hour drive from the border to Bahia de Los Angeles. About a third of the trip is along the fertile coastal plain with farms, vineyard and tourism industries. Then you go inland and about a third of the trip is through what can only be described as a Cactus Forest. …
Cruise ships are big hotels that go from place to place. What about mooring some of them semi permanently near places that people really want to visit but don’t yet have tourist infrastructure. Places like Ghana, the Amazon, Papaua, New Guinea or Sub Sarahan Africa. The people could fly to the hotels and have a …
Nurit and I went walking in Sierra Madre last Saturday morning and were able to watch the finish of the Mt Wilson Trail Race. The fastest time was an hour and two minutes. Not bad for sixish miles on dirt in the mountains. the finish line For a few years I entertained fantasies of running …
We went to our third baseball game of the year on Saturday night and the Dodgers lost again. So far we are 0 – 3. Other than that it was a perfect evening it didn’t rain and the company, Lillian and Barbara, was very simpatico. Baseball is an anachronism. It moves slowly in a fast …
This is the third week in a row that I have written a political commentary on Friday. Maybe it’s a trend. This week I want to talk about the Michigan and Florida primaries, how the Democrat party has handled the controversy and the basic difference between the parties it illustrates. To review the dispute as …