Book Review: The End of History
The End of History by Francis Fukuyama I tried to read The End of History back in the 1990s when it first came out...
Author: Simon
Words Seldom Seen: Eidetic
Eidetic Adjective: mental images having unusual vividness and detail, as if actually visible. Eidetic memory is often...
Stoic Postcards Four
There is clarity (and joy) in seeing what others can’t see, in finding grace and harmony in places others overlook....
Words Seldom Seen: Mole
Mole Noun: A massive man-made stone or concrete structure that is used as a pier. It differs from a pier in that...
Luggage Tags Now
How about a luggage tag vending machine in the airport? You could try this entrepreneurial idea for about $100,000. If...
Humor Me Six
Morris, an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a physical. A few days later, the doctor saw Morris walking...
More Decline in February
"Grow older but don’t grow old." Doug Ward Photo credit: Simon Burrow picture taken at dawn in the neighborhood...
Luggage Leash
Wheelie Bags are a great idea for travel. And four wheel bags are a nice improvement on the two wheel kind once you get...
Stoic Postcards Three
"Pass through this brief patch of time in harmony with nature." Marcus...
Words Seldom Seen: Emollient
Emollient Noun: a preparation that softens the skin. Example: "She used a creme with an emollient to manage her...
