Leading an Elephant

Posted on November 22, 2021November 1, 2021 by Simon

“Using tender words and kindness, you can lead an elephant with a hair.” Iranian Wisdom... Read More

Happiness

Posted on November 20, 2021November 10, 2021 by Simon

“The people we associate with define our happiness.” Fay Vincent (Retired Baseball Commissioner). I disagree. You define your happiness. Not the people you associate with nor the place whe... Read More

Immigration Policy

Posted on November 19, 2021November 9, 2021 by Simon

“If the U.S. were to design an immigration policy from scratch that would most hurt growth it would be much like our current one.” Rich Karlgaard, Publisher Forbes Magazine... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Whitesmith

Posted on November 18, 2021September 20, 2022 by Simon

Whitesmith Noun: A person who make things out of tin. Example: “The whitesmith snipped tin to make an exhaust duct.” You thought you had me didn’t you.... Read More

Meritocracy?

Posted on November 17, 2021November 9, 2021 by Simon

“Your faith that American society is a meritocracy is probably directly proportional to how close you are to the top.” Jim Geraghty NR... Read More

Phantoms

Posted on November 16, 2021November 1, 2021 by Simon

“Passions are more easily stirred by phantoms than by realities.” Theodore Dalrymple, Mass Lysteria 1988 Subtitle “The Meaning of Health Scares”... Read More

Good Deeds

Posted on November 15, 2021November 1, 2021 by Simon

“The ‘joy’ received by doing a good deed is the only reward that won’t lessen it.” Seneca This is one of a series of quotations collected from a book by Leo Tolstoy by my... Read More

Writing Well

Posted on November 13, 2021November 10, 2021 by Simon

“When I am writing well, it’s as if nothing is going on at the intellectual level. It is all happening at the emotional level.” George Saunders, from A Swim in a Pond in the Rain... Read More