Immigration Blessed SimonMay 22, 20241 “We truly are blessed to live in America.” Nikki Haley A lamp work glass chair at the Imagine Museum...
Travel Words Seldom Seen: Anodyne SimonMay 21, 20240 Anodyne Adjective: Not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so. Example:...
Simon Says Fantastic Realization Syndrome SimonMay 17, 20241 Fantastic Realization Syndrome (FRS) was first identified and named by my brother, Tom, many years ago. I had an...
Maxims Going to Hell SimonMay 16, 20240 “One can reach the gates of hell just as easily by short steps as by large.” Aloysius Pendergast Another...
Recommendations The Vesuvius Challenge SimonMay 15, 20240 In the town of Herculaneum near Pompeii 300 years ago ruins from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius were discovered and...
Maxims Humanity SimonMay 14, 20241 “The real problem of humanity is we have paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and God like technology. It is...
Maxims Peace SimonMay 13, 20240 “If you want peace, prepare for war.” Si Vis Pacem, Para bellum Publius Flavius Vegetius...
Maxims Moon Rise Over Monaco SimonMay 10, 20240 “With privilege comes responsibility.” Too much time on a tour bus made me grouchy. The moon rise as the...
Maxims Pablo Picasso SimonMay 9, 20241 “It took me my whole life to learn to draw like a child.” Pablo Picasso Picasso spent his formative...
Maxims Barcelona SimonMay 8, 20241 “The straight line Belongs to Man, The curved line Belongs to God” Antoni Gaudi “The...