Not Old

Posted on March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 by Simon

“You’re not old, you’re “chronologically gifted.” Thank you to Terry Campbell, Pueblo Grande Museum (Ret) for this great observation.... Read More

Publicity

Posted on March 9, 2023March 6, 2023 by Simon

“Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases.” Associate Justice Louis Brandeis I call the Arizona Sunsets our equivalent of the Northern Lights.... Read More

Light

Posted on March 7, 2023March 6, 2023 by Simon

“Sunlight is said to be the best disinfectant; electric light the most efficient policeman.” Associate Justice Louis Brandeis The clouds are pink in the south a rare occurrence from our balcony.... Read More

The Law

Posted on March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 by Simon

“If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.” Associate Justice Louis Brandeis Another beautiful sunset from the balcony.... Read More

Laboratories of Democracy

Posted on March 1, 2023February 28, 2023 by Simon

“The States may serve as the laboratories of democracy.” Justice Louis Brandeis March is sunset month most of then taken from the balcony of our building.... Read More

Tradition

Posted on February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 by Simon

“Tradition is really peer pressure from dead people.“ Thanks to Anthony R for this excellent recast of an old saw. This is the last of the Inukshuk photos for now. Again it is from the wil... Read More

Obligations

Posted on February 24, 2023February 21, 2023 by Simon

“If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so.” Thomas Jefferson Our immigration laws are unjust, confusing and detrimental to the long term success ... Read More

Bad Policy

Posted on February 10, 2023February 7, 2023 by Simon

“Rent control appears to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city – except for bombing.” Assar Lindbeck Swedish Ecomomist A beautiful Inukshuk with a quartz ... Read More

Sin

Posted on February 9, 2023February 7, 2023 by Simon

“It is not a sin to be poor. It is a sin to be cheap” Another Inukshuk from the Merced River series. There was a debate about using “sin” or “shame” in this maxim w... Read More

Gifts

Posted on February 8, 2023February 7, 2023 by Simon

A gift with conditions is not a gift. It is a purchase. The Inukshuk in this photo was built of river smoothed stones in the Merced River near Wawona in Yosemite. No glue is used in the construction o... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

Category: Maxims