Last Stop

Posted on January 18, 2023January 10, 2023 by Simon

“Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your retirement home.” Phyllis Diller A delicious umbrella drink in Hawaii.... Read More

What Happened

Posted on January 11, 2023January 3, 2023 by Simon

“Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened.” Jennifer Yane The Washington Monument in January 1968... Read More

Worth It

Posted on January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 by Simon

“The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.” Will Rogers American Humorist Photo is of a flower arrangement at Mama’s Fish House in Paia, Maui, Hawaii... Read More

Memories

Posted on January 4, 2023January 6, 2023 by Simon

“The older I get the more clearly I remember things that never happened.” Mark Twain Photo is of Brock S and I in 1959 on our bicycle trip around Lake Ontario. Why ask why?... Read More

Getting Up

Posted on November 11, 2022November 1, 2022 by Simon

“Don’t let aging get you down. It’s too hard to get back up.” John Wagner Photo is from the Oregon Coast in 2021.... Read More

Bad Timing

Posted on November 4, 2022October 31, 2022 by Simon

“Old age comes at a bad time.” San Banducci Operator of the hungry i Nightclub in San Francisco in the 1960’s My dream car and a symbol of the 1960’s. Photo taken in the Guggen... Read More

Old Cars

Posted on October 28, 2022October 26, 2022 by Simon

“We must recognize that, as we grow older, we become like old cars – more and more repairs and replacements are necessary.” C. S. Lewis Photo is of a postcard of Carhenge in Nebraska.... Read More

Waiting in Line

Posted on October 24, 2022October 12, 2022 by Simon

“The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.” Will Rogers Photo is of the beautiful Truro Cathedral in Cornwall being used for a rummage sale on a Saturday.... Read More

Learning by Doing

Posted on October 22, 2022October 12, 2022 by Simon

“I’ve learned that pleasing everyone is impossible, but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.” Photo is from a beautiful anchorage in the Chesapeake Bay with Gene B.... Read More

Routine

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Simon

“Routine is good, but if you want to stay young, try something new every day.” From The Quotable Stoic by Michael Lipsey. The water lily photo is from the Missouri Botanical Garden again.... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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