DECLINE Old is Good SimonMarch 24, 20220 Burn old logs. Drink old wine. Read old books. Keep old friends. El Sabio, Alfonso X of Spain...
DECLINE Change is….. SimonJanuary 27, 20220 “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not the same...
DECLINE Long Life SimonDecember 28, 20210 "A long life has become perfectly normal.” Theodore Dalrymple, Mass Lysteria 1988 Subtitle “The Meaning of...
DECLINE Somatization Disorder SimonDecember 21, 20210 "Somatization Disorder, formerly hypochondria, is to worry about a disease you don’t have and is itself a...
DECLINE Death SimonDecember 6, 20210 "If death is but sleep made permanent, we all know there is nothing terrible in it. And if death is a transfer to...
DECLINE Panic SimonNovember 9, 20210 “One can usually panic about only one or two things at a time.” Theodore Dalrymple, Mass Lysteria...
DECLINE Suffering SimonNovember 2, 20210 “Frantic activity in the face of the inevitable …is another cause of unnecessary suffering.” Theodore...
DECLINE Surprise SimonOctober 26, 20210 “Health care is an unimportant component of the good life tout court.” Theodore Dalrymple, Mass Lysteria...