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“The Apple of My Eye”

Posted on November 3, 2022October 31, 2022 by Simon
“The Apple of My Eye” was originally used in English and perhaps Hebrew to refer to the pupil of the eye. Sometime in the late middle ages it began to mean something or someone that one va... Read More

Happy Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 by Simon
“We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.” Stephen King Photo is of a Pumpkin Tree at the Biltmore Fashion Square a few years ago. It allows for a combination holiday.... Read More

Pueblo Grande Museum

Posted on October 26, 2022October 26, 2022 by Simon
I work as a volunteer tour guide at the Pueblo Grande Museum and often I am assigned to the Artifact Cart. Yesterday, quite unexpectedly, a team from Channel 7 came to the museum and I was one of the ... Read More

Thoughtful Speculation

Posted on October 19, 2022October 12, 2022 by Simon
“Thoughtful speculation“ I have run into this phrase several times this summer and thought it was worthy of a blog post. The context was in book reviews where the author did not have all t... Read More

Supply Chain

Posted on October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 by Simon
“The world’s supply of grievances is almost inexhaustible” As is the worlds supply of beauty. Photo is of a tropical plant growing in the Missouri Botanical Garden in St Louis.... Read More

Plans

Posted on September 29, 2022September 20, 2022 by Simon
“Well-intended plans often have unintended side effects.” Public art in Bordeaux. An example of the a well intended plan was sending Covid money to the public and to businesses. The uninte... Read More

The Cat’s Meow

Posted on September 24, 2022September 20, 2022 by Simon
“The Cat’s Meow” is an expression that refers to something that is outstanding. It was first used by by American cartoonist Thomas A. (Tad) Dorgan in the 1920’s. Photo is of a ... Read More

Conversation

Posted on September 23, 2022September 20, 2022 by Simon
“Conversation and information do not directly correlate.” When the tide is out there is no fishing from this town in Bordeaux. The quote is the result of a conversation between Gene B and ... Read More

Waste

Posted on September 22, 2022September 20, 2022 by Simon
“Waste is incompatible with gratitude.” Photo is from a castle/winery garden in Bordeaux. The quote evolved from something Jane Whitefield a major character in one of Thomas Perry’s ... Read More

An Adventure

Posted on September 17, 2022September 20, 2022 by Simon
Apple in the advertising for their new Apple watch use the tag line “Adventure Awaits.” At the beginning of the month we got back from a trip to Europe which included a river cruise that a... Read More
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