Questions

Posted on April 10, 2025March 29, 2025 by Simon

Questions are more powerful than answers. In this detail of a work at the Tucson Museum of Art which color is on top? I disagree.... Read More

Perserverance

Posted on April 7, 2025March 28, 2025 by Simon

“Perseverance in almost any plan is better than fickleness and fluctuation.” Alexander Hamilton From Alexander Hamilton the excellent biography by Ron Chernow This is not always correct. F... Read More

Be Kind

Posted on April 3, 2025March 28, 2025 by Simon

“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” Jennifer Dukes Lee Photo is the evening shadows reflecting off the Red Cross building in our neighborhood.... Read More

Changing Your Mind

Posted on April 2, 2025March 28, 2025 by Simon

“Most people hate changing their minds, but I like changing mine. It means I’ve learned something.” Danny Kahneman author of Thinking Fast and Slow Kahneman one of the worlds experts on decision... Read More

The Quest for Liberty

Posted on March 31, 2025March 11, 2025 by Simon

“A spirit of compromise and a concern with order are needed to balance the quest for liberty.” Alexander Hamilton From Alexander Hamilton the excellent biography by Ron Chernow Unfortunately we ar... Read More

Undoing

Posted on March 24, 2025March 11, 2025 by Simon

“It is far more difficult to undo than to do” Alexander Hamilton From Alexander Hamilton the excellent biography by Ron Chernow The photo was taken early one morning of a mural on 1st Street in do... Read More

Tallyrand

Posted on March 20, 2025March 11, 2025 by Simon

“It is a pity that a great man should be so ill bred.” Talleyrand speaking of Napoleon. It is easy to draw a modern parallel, and you may. But where is our modern Talleyrand? The home is a classic... Read More

Picasso

Posted on March 19, 2025March 11, 2025 by Simon

“If I could talk about my work, I’d be a writer.” Pablo Picasso The photo was taken in Brown’s Ranch Preserve near the Amphitheater. It is a Side Crested Saguaro. The only one I have ever ... Read More

Patience

Posted on March 18, 2025March 6, 2025 by Simon

“Have patience, all things are difficult before they become easy.” Saadi Persian Poet Another painting that I took a photo of in the New Mexico Capital Museum. Immigration policy is an exa... Read More

Avarice

Posted on March 17, 2025March 6, 2025 by Simon

“When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.” Alexander Hamilton As quoted by Ron Charnow in his wonderful book Hamilton Draw your own conclusions about the ... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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