Leadership

Posted on April 14, 2023April 9, 2023 by Simon

“Leadership consists of nothing, but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.” President Dwight D Eisenhower ... Read More

How Old?

Posted on April 13, 2023April 9, 2023 by Simon

“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were?” Satchel Paige Fruit Salad was beautiful and delicious at our second Seder.... Read More

Pretending

Posted on April 12, 2023April 9, 2023 by Simon

“Pretending to care saves me from having to understand.” This could be humor or it could be social commentary. Or both. Sometimes caring makes it worse. Example giving cash to a beggar who... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Egregious

Posted on April 11, 2023March 26, 2023 by Simon

Egregious Adjective: Outstandingly bad or shocking. Example: “The American’s egregious behavior did not endear them to the locals.” Interestingly egregious archaically used to mean o... Read More

Unthinkable

Posted on April 10, 2023April 9, 2023 by Simon

“The unthinkable actually happens regularly.” John Maudlin... Read More

Peter Max

Posted on April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 by Simon

“Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” Satchel Paige, Baseball Pitcher and Sage The image is of a postcard I received from Germany with an image... Read More

Alliteration

Posted on April 6, 2023April 2, 2023 by Simon

“Alliteration is amusingly addictive and always adds an awesome aspect to any article.” Jonah Goldberg... Read More

Memory

Posted on April 5, 2023April 2, 2023 by Simon

Memory is much, much more unreliable than we all like to think. Pretty much every time someone tells an elaborate story about something that happened to them a long time ago, assume it’s going to be... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Nadir

Posted on April 4, 2023March 26, 2023 by Simon

Nadir Noun: The low point in the fortunes of a person or organization. It also has an astronomical meaning that we will ignore. Example: “The nadir was reached when she lost her job and crashed ... Read More

Billions

Posted on April 3, 2023April 2, 2023 by Simon

“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” Everett Dirksen US Senator... Read More

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Simon Burrow

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