The Dead Horse Theory
The Dead Horse Theory of Bureaucracy The tribal wisdom of the US Plains Indians, passed on from generation to...
Author: Simon
The La-Z-Boy of Self-regard
Used in a sentence: "Ah, you think, Settling comfortably into the La-Z-Boy of self-regard, this is a matter with...
Simon Says Postcards 8/28/2102
Circa 1200 in Rothenburg they passed a compulsory tax to build city walls. This was followed by taxes to have...
SweaterHenge
We (the royal we, since it is mostly me) build an occasional henge as installation art. Henges are a great photo-op...
August 23, 2012 Maxim
"Economic Nationalism is Racism" Harry Binswanger in Forbes Magazine 8/20/2012 "People their products and their...
Simon Says Postcards 8/21/2012
"No matter what happens, there's always someone who knew it would." Lonny Starr Swiss cow...
Boris Johnson
"My policy on cake is having it and eating it." Boris Johnson Lord Mayor of London and Political Hero of the...
The Power of the Irrational
"The world for the most part is not run by reason. The power of the irrational is formidable." Paul Johnson...
August 16, 2012 Maxim
"There are three ways that people get what they want; by planning, by working, and by praying." General George S....
Simon Says Postcards 8/14/2012
At the Brandenburg Gate (in Berlin) a sign made the claim that it was "one of the top ten tourist icons in...
