Crucible of War

Posted on July 28, 2022July 10, 2022 by Simon

Written by Fred Anderson. This is a book about the war that the British and the French fought about North America among other things. Most of what I learned about it was about the important role that ... Read More

Books 2

Posted on July 21, 2022July 20, 2022 by Simon

Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely (2008) “One cannot mix social norms and market norms.” If you don’t believe this try to pay for Thanksgiving Dinner at you Mother-in-laws house. ... Read More

Books

Posted on July 14, 2022July 7, 2022 by Simon

“Before printing the total number of books in Europe was well under one hundred thousand. By 1500, after forty-five years of the printed book, the total has been calculated at nine million.̶... Read More

Advice

Posted on March 17, 2022March 15, 2022 by Simon

“Avoid taking advice from someone who gives advice for a living, unless there is a penalty for their advice.” Nassim Taleb... Read More

Rules

Posted on February 22, 2022February 21, 2022 by Simon

“In politics the first rule is you are allowed to cheat.” P. J. O’Rourke In my library I have nine of P.J. O’Rourke’s books. He was one of the greatest satirists of the t... Read More

Army Intelligence

Posted on January 26, 2022January 25, 2022 by Simon

“Military planners are paid to be paranoid.” Max Boot From The Savage Wars of Peace by Max Boot... Read More

Decisions

Posted on January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 by Simon

“Make sure all of your decisions are interesting ones.” Sid Meier From Sid Meier’s Memoir. Sid created the computer game Civilization, in my opinion, the best time sink ever invented... Read More

Courage

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Simon

“We think courage is something we are born with but we are wrong. It’s a tradition we choose to follow…or not.” From Courage is Calling by Ryan Holiday... 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

Postcard of the Week

Posted on October 25, 2021October 21, 2021 by Simon

An over-sized and expensive postcard from the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit in Scottsdale. I highly recommend the exhibit. The immersive experience was like seeing the future of art.... Read More

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