Author: Simon

Peace

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“If you want peace, prepare for war.” Si Vis Pacem, Para bellum  Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus Vegetius was a military writer in the late Roman Empire. The quote is apropos since we are to... Read More

Pablo Picasso

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“It took me my whole life to learn to draw like a child.” Pablo Picasso Picasso spent his formative years in Barcelona before moving as a teenager to Paris, where he became arguably the most influ... Read More

Barcelona

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“The straight line  Belongs to Man, The curved line Belongs to God” Antoni Gaudi “The dotted line……. Is between owners.” Simon  Dawn on our last day in Barcelona. Gaudi was the highlight... Read More

The Last Cathedral

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The Sagrada Familia may be the last majestic cathedral built. Religion is much less popular than it was and the share of the economy that worshiping gods commands has been shrinking for five hundred y... Read More

Risk

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There is risk in everything we try, demanding certainty is another way of stalling. This quote reminds me of a Richard Feynman quote from last year’s trip. This Asian looking cabinet was at the Imag... Read More

Cruising

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Tomorrow we leave on our first ever ocean cruise on a large cruise ship. I have always opposed cruises because in my uninformed opinion they were too organized and regimented. Too focused on comfort a... Read More

Happy Birthday

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Happy Birthday Nurit Thank you for always meeting me halfway or farther when we have disagreed. Thank you for putting up with my quirks and my quirky friends. And finally thank you for urging me to be... Read More