Maxims Dependability SimonAugust 6, 20250 “Dependability is a superpower.” The photo is of the tallest Chihuly Glass Sculpture I have seen. It was in...
DECLINE Don’t Wobble SimonAugust 5, 20250 "If you walk, just walk. If you sit, just sit; but whatever you do, don’t wobble." Yunmen Wenyan, Chinese...
DECLINE One Way SimonAugust 4, 20250 Life is a One Way Street. Don’t try to go back. At the Fine Art Museum in Boston they had a Van Gogh exhibit...
Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seen: Paunch SimonAugust 1, 20250 Paunch Noun: A large protruding belly. Example: “Like many men past middle age I have developed a...
Maxims Silence SimonJuly 31, 20250 "Silence is the only good substitute for intelligence." Multiple Attributions If this truck could talk it...
50 Taverns Fifty Taverns, Number Two SimonJuly 30, 20250 The White Horse Tavern in Newport, Rhode Island has a credible claim to be not only the oldest operating tavern in...
DECLINE Are You Ready SimonJuly 29, 20251 “I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is ready for the ordeal of meeting me is another...
Immigration Overwhelming? SimonJuly 28, 20250 "In all, illegal immigrants make up about 3 percent of the US population. This is a significant amount but a very...
Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seen: Flaneur SimonJuly 25, 20250 Flaneur Noun: An idle man about town. wandering about town to experience it but not to belong. Example:...
Maxims Learn to Forgive SimonJuly 24, 20250 "Those who want to be forgiven must learn to forgive." Jewish Wisdom Another truck from the Amberlin Misfit...