Final Approval

Posted on June 15, 2023June 9, 2023 by Simon

“I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.” Mark Twain At his sarcastic best.... Read More

Memories

Posted on January 4, 2023January 6, 2023 by Simon

“The older I get the more clearly I remember things that never happened.” Mark Twain Photo is of Brock S and I in 1959 on our bicycle trip around Lake Ontario. Why ask why?... Read More

Forgiveness

Posted on September 24, 2020September 7, 2020 by Simon

“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” Mark Twain... Read More

The Jury System

Posted on October 19, 2018October 5, 2018 by Simon

“We have a jury system which is superior to any in the world, and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don’t know anything and can’t read.” Mark ... Read More

The Rosebowl in Pasadena

Posted on August 21, 2014June 26, 2014 by Simon

“Few sinners are saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon” Mark Twain American Author Have I been here? I regularly go to the Rose bowl for UCLA Football games.... Read More

Confusion

Posted on May 16, 2014April 20, 2014 by Simon

“Sometimes I wonder if the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.” Mark Twain... Read More

Top Maxims of 2013

Posted on January 6, 2014January 2, 2014 by Simon

These are my personal favorite maxims from the second half 2013: Mark Twain on Drinking Ad Hominem Politics Seeing The Caravan Why Live Sex and Money The Secret Ingredient Friends vs Enemies The Nee... Read More