Disclaimer

Posted on January 20, 2025January 7, 2025 by Simon

“These are not my monkeys and this is not my circus.” Polish Proverb And an extremely apropos quotation for Inauguration Day 2025... Read More

The Public Good

Posted on January 14, 2025January 7, 2025 by Simon

“The task of government is not to stop selfish striving, which is a hopeless task, but to harness it for the public good.” Alexander Hamilton As quoted by Ron Chernow in Hamilton Yes that ... Read More

Wine One

Posted on January 13, 2025January 7, 2025 by Simon

“Wine is sunlight held together by water.” Galileo Galilei From The Little Book of Wine. At Hanukkah we have a night when we have to give a found gift. Someone chose this for me. It had a ... Read More

Traffic

Posted on January 8, 2025January 7, 2025 by Simon

“When you are in traffic, you are also traffic.” In the immortal words of President Obama: “We are the people we have been waiting for.” Stop complaining. We are part of what w... Read More

Advice to Hikers

Posted on December 19, 2024December 19, 2024 by Simon

“You are almost there.” Last week Peter and his great dog Mojo hiked with me on the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial Trail. It was a great hike. The trail was longish, well built and ver... Read More

Example

Posted on December 16, 2024December 14, 2024 by Simon

“Example is the school of humankind and we will learn at no other.” Edmund Burke The photo is of me learning that even with a well groomed beard I look old. I am standing with Margie K who has... Read More

Travel Advice

Posted on December 9, 2024November 28, 2024 by Simon

“The journey is the destination.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Photo is of my hiking buddies starting down from the Senior Summit on Piestewa Peak on a Sunday morning at dawn.... Read More

Failure

Posted on December 5, 2024November 28, 2024 by Simon

“The greater the complexity of a system, the more likely that system is to fail.” David Galland, The Rational Optimist Society The photo is an Inuk Shuk I built in Granada Park in Phoenix.... Read More

A Messy World

Posted on December 3, 2024November 28, 2024 by Simon

“The world is messy. There are ambiguities. People who do really good stuff have flaws.” President Barak Obama Photo is of a spot rainbow at dusk in Phoenix.... Read More

Good News

Posted on November 29, 2024November 17, 2024 by Simon

“Despite the headlines, we live in the most peaceful, most prosperous, most progressive era in human history.” Matt Ridley author of The Rational Optimist And another plug for the weekly email fro... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

Category: Maxims