How to Win a War

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Simon

One of the mistakes that George Bush the Younger made after 9/11 was that he didn’t ask the people to sacrifice to destroy the Taliban and Osama Ben Ladin. No war bonds, no draft, tax increase a... Read More

See Everything

Posted on March 2, 2022March 1, 2022 by Simon

“See everything,Overlook a lot,Correct a little.“ Author unknown or variously attributed , you choose. Photo credit Bob K taken in the Superstition Mountains... Read More

Happiness

Posted on February 25, 2022February 23, 2022 by Simon

“If you want happiness, provide it to others.” Frank Tyger... Read More

Alone

Posted on February 18, 2022February 14, 2022 by Simon

“I’m never alone, I have my fantasies” Jean Sibelius... Read More

Creativity

Posted on February 9, 2022February 8, 2022 by Simon

“Creativity is hard to define, harder to measure and harder still to stimulate.” Thomas P. Murphy Putting a new Samsung flat screen TV on an old 1930’s radio is creative and it works... Read More

Worry

Posted on February 2, 2022January 30, 2022 by Simon

“Worry is pointless not only because it rarely makes things better, but also because you’re rarely ever worried about the right thing!” Rilke Austrian poet and novelist.... Read More

Plane Crash

Posted on February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 by Simon

“No one writes stories about all of the planes that don’t crash.”... Read More

We are Guilty

Posted on January 28, 2022January 27, 2022 by Simon

Forty Dead in another Immigrant Disaster Most people will say that the people who took a small boat across the Florida Strait to try to enter the United States illegally were responsible for what happ... Read More

A Problem

Posted on January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 by Simon

“Sir, We have a problem” “Can we solve it with money?” “Yes sir!” “Then we don’t have a problem. We have an expense.”... 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

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