A Secret

Posted on October 11, 2024October 6, 2024 by Simon

“Secretiveness is not a crime.” Aloysius Pendergast From the Pendergast novels by Preston and Child. The books are wonderful reading. They have little redeeming intellectual value but are very e... Read More

The Sharpest Knife

Posted on October 10, 2024October 6, 2024 by Simon

“He’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer. In fact he’s really a butter knife.” Author Unknown Photo is of one of the beautiful Bonsai at the Huntington Garden in Pasadena.... Read More

Class

Posted on October 9, 2024October 6, 2024 by Simon

“Money can’t buy you class.” Luann de Lesseps Photo is of a postcard I bought in Oregon. It illustrates that time adds a patina of class to many things.... Read More

Magic

Posted on October 8, 2024October 6, 2024 by Simon

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Arthur C Clarke At the Evergreen Air and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon with Nurit and Joan. The background is dominate... Read More

How to Ruin a Day

Posted on October 4, 2024October 3, 2024 by Simon

“The mere consciousness of an engagement will sometimes worry a whole day.” Charles Dickens The photo (which you may have to click the link to see.) is of all the postcards I got from my daughters... Read More

How to Think

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Simon

“Don’t make the wish the father of the thought.” Sunrise near the Biltmore Hotel. Think about it.... Read More

L’Shana Tovah

Posted on October 2, 2024September 30, 2024 by Simon

L’Shana Tovah Happy New Year The Jewish New Year starts tonight at sundown. We will be celebrating in new ways. A happy and sweet New Year to all. The photo is of clouds self organizing above da... Read More

Indicators

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Simon

“Past performance is not indicative of future results.” This is legalese for: “If things go wrong it is not my fault.” or “No promises about the future were made or impli... Read More