Winning

Posted on October 17, 2024October 13, 2024 by Simon

“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” Margaret Thatcher The photo is of public art in McMinnville, Oregon.... Read More

Politics

Posted on October 16, 2024October 13, 2024 by Simon

“Politics is a contact sport.” Paul Dietz (and others) It is the season to celebrate how ugly democracy can be. And yet it is still the best available system. The photo is of the beautiful... Read More

Altruism

Posted on October 15, 2024October 13, 2024 by Simon

” Altruism begins at home. “ Norman Lefkowitz Everybody seems to hate the Tesla Truck except the people who bought them and me.... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Apogee

Posted on October 14, 2024October 6, 2024 by Simon

Apogee Noun: Original meaning: The farthest or highest point, particularly of an orbit. Evolved (slang) meaning: The most successful, popular or powerful event or thing. Example one: “At its apo... Read More

A Secret

Posted on October 11, 2024October 6, 2024 by Simon

“Secretiveness is not a crime.” Aloysius Pendergast From the Pendergast novels by Preston and Child. The books are wonderful reading. They have little redeeming intellectual value but are very e... Read More

The Sharpest Knife

Posted on October 10, 2024October 6, 2024 by Simon

“He’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer. In fact he’s really a butter knife.” Author Unknown Photo is of one of the beautiful Bonsai at the Huntington Garden in Pasadena.... Read More

Class

Posted on October 9, 2024October 6, 2024 by Simon

“Money can’t buy you class.” Luann de Lesseps Photo is of a postcard I bought in Oregon. It illustrates that time adds a patina of class to many things.... Read More

Magic

Posted on October 8, 2024October 6, 2024 by Simon

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Arthur C Clarke At the Evergreen Air and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon with Nurit and Joan. The background is dominate... Read More

How to Ruin a Day

Posted on October 4, 2024October 3, 2024 by Simon

“The mere consciousness of an engagement will sometimes worry a whole day.” Charles Dickens The photo (which you may have to click the link to see.) is of all the postcards I got from my daughters... Read More

How to Think

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Simon

“Don’t make the wish the father of the thought.” Sunrise near the Biltmore Hotel. Think about it.... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.