The Trump Vaccine

Posted on September 21, 2021September 17, 2021 by Simon

Since it appears that the percentage of the unvaccinated correlates with the amount of Trump support in any particular area and coercive measures seem to be counter productive. I’d like to suggest a... Read More

Haiku #13

Posted on September 20, 2021September 8, 2021 by Simon

Cactus, rocks and sun Hiking in Arizona Carry more water.... Read More

Lies

Posted on September 18, 2021September 8, 2021 by Simon

“Lies are more dangerous when placed in close proximity to the truth.” Unknown... Read More

Privilege

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Simon

“The antidote to privilege is competition and opportunity.” William McGurn in the WSJ... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Anodyne

Posted on September 16, 2021September 8, 2021 by Simon

Anodyne Adjective: inoffensive, often deliberately so. Example: “He made a few anodyne remarks about domestic affairs before introducing the controversy on everyone’s mind.” Photo is... Read More

Advice

Posted on September 15, 2021September 8, 2021 by Simon

“My advice (for what it’s worth) for success and happiness: Compete with yourself and root for everybody else.” Candice Millard... Read More

Eric Hoffer

Posted on September 14, 2021September 8, 2021 by Simon

“Make sure you write down everything interesting you find.” Eric Hoffer, The Longshoreman Philosopher... Read More

Haiku #17

Posted on September 13, 2021September 8, 2021 by Simon

“Narrow Winding Road” A sign for an adventure No risk, no reward.... Read More

Stillness

Posted on September 11, 2021September 8, 2021 by Simon

“Happy people value stillness.“ Blaise Pascal... Read More

WWIT Afghanistan

Posted on September 10, 2021September 8, 2021 by Simon

President Biden ended the war in Afghanistan by letting the Taliban win. Over the next few years we’ll see the consequences. If our mission was to keep it from being used as a base for terrorism... Read More

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