Words Seldom Seen: Assignation

Posted on May 9, 2025April 24, 2025 by Simon

Assignation Noun: an appointment to meet someone in secret, typically one made by lovers. Example: “The risk of the assignation was barely worth the sensory reward.” Pronounced A slightly archaic ... Read More

Handling Torrents

Posted on April 21, 2025March 28, 2025 by Simon

“The best way is not to attempt to stem a torrent, but to divert it.” Alexander Hamilton From Alexander Hamilton the excellent biography by Ron Chernow In our democratic republic we have t... Read More

Teachers

Posted on October 22, 2024October 13, 2024 by Simon

“The job of teachers is to liberate minds, not capture them.” John Agresto The beautiful peacock photo is either taken by me at the Arboretum in Arcadia, California or is one I took of a p... Read More

Who?

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Simon

“The you who you think you are does not exist.” Alan Watts... Read More

The Lesson

Posted on July 25, 2024July 14, 2024 by Simon

“When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.” Aloysius Pendergast... Read More

Homeless in Arizona

Posted on July 13, 2023July 10, 2023 by Simon

Homeless people in Arizona 13,553Social workers in Arizona 15,000 Apparently what we are trying isn’t working. Even if the numbers are way off it is an astounding number. We should be measuring ... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Gaggle

Posted on June 13, 2023June 2, 2023 by Simon

Gaggle Noun: 1. A flock of Geese 2. a disorderly or noisy group of people. Example: “There was a gaggle of reporters all shouting at once.”... Read More

Easy Easy

Posted on June 8, 2023June 2, 2023 by Simon

It is not easy to make it look easy.... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Craw

Posted on May 23, 2023May 8, 2023 by Simon

Craw Noun: The crop or upper digestive system of an animal or insect. Particularly the area where food is stored before digestion. Example: The mother dove’s craw was visibly expanded as she beg... Read More

Perspective Again

Posted on April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 by Simon

Sometimes we think that things are happening to us. When actually they are happening for us.... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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