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

Sunset

Posted on August 14, 2024August 11, 2024 by Simon

“It is important to manage one’s ride into the sunset.” Radoslaw Sikorski, Poland’s foreign minister... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Leitmotif

Posted on March 19, 2024February 25, 2024 by Simon

Leitmotif Noun: A leitmotif is a “short, recurring musical phrase” associated with a particular person, place, or idea. Leitmotif is also used in movies to create a sense continuity. Examp... Read More

The Greatest Glory

Posted on February 28, 2024February 25, 2024 by Simon

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Nelson Mandela Photo credit to Tom Burrow. Phoenix from a tall building is the sunset capital of the wor... Read More

Perspective

Posted on February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 by Simon

“Sometimes a change in location occasions a change in perspective.“ Sometimes a change of attitude is necessary. Note the improving ability to add words to the photos. It turns out the abi... Read More

Attitude

Posted on February 2, 2024February 2, 2024 by Simon

“It is easier to have a good attitude when one is well fed.” Unknown I posted a discussion last month about whether attitude is learnable or is inherited. See Here It probably a little of both but... Read More

Life Advice

Posted on September 15, 2023September 14, 2023 by Simon

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi... Read More

Political Office

Posted on March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 by Simon Burrow

“The most important political office is that of the private citizen” Associate Justice Louis Brandeis A Sunset from Maui last December.... Read More

Not Old

Posted on March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 by Simon Burrow

“You’re not old, you’re “chronologically gifted.” Thank you to Terry Campbell, Pueblo Grande Museum (Ret) for this great observation.... Read More

Be the Reason

Posted on March 2, 2023March 1, 2023 by Simon

“Be the reason that someone smiles today.” A Phoenix sunset on 2/28/2023. Looking west on Camelback Rd at 22nd Street. Yes I stood in the road to take this picture. A saying printed on a postcard ... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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