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

Alone

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

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

Books

Posted on February 17, 2022February 14, 2022 by Simon

“Books are a way to speak to the dead.” Neal Gaiman... Read More

What’s Happening

Posted on February 15, 2022February 14, 2022 by Simon

“Anything that can happen can happen to you.”... Read More

Obituaries

Posted on February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 by Simon

“Obituaries are like near-death experiences for cowards.”... Read More

Grey Cars

Posted on February 3, 2022January 30, 2022 by Simon

If you are not different you don’t exist. If you are too different you are scary. Battleship grey is the trendy color in cars Why ask why. Fashion is unpredictable.... Read More

Self-help

Posted on February 1, 2022January 30, 2022 by Simon

“Helping other people is self-help.” Thich Nhat Hanh Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk (1926-2022)... Read More

Change is…..

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

“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not the same man.” Heraclitus of Ephesus... 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

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Simon Burrow

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