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...
DECLINE A Long Life SimonOctober 19, 20210 “Man is a tough, resistant and long lived organism. He does not have to worry himself unduly about his...
DECLINE Health SimonOctober 12, 20210 “With one or two notable exceptions, wealth is good for health.” Theodore Dalrymple, Mass Lysteria...
DECLINE You know you’re old (two)…. SimonFebruary 16, 20210 If you can say: "My Cardiologist said........" With a straight...
DECLINE Lunch SimonFebruary 6, 20210 "Who are you going to have lunch with today?" "Isolation is perhaps the greatest pandemic facing an aging...