Roger Bannister is Dead

Posted on May 10, 2018May 5, 2018 by Simon

On May 6, 1954 Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile. I was almost seven years old at the time and I was smitten. He was English, I was English. He looked like my Dad. We formed a running club an... Read More

Pasternak on Compassion

Posted on April 26, 2018April 9, 2018 by Simon

”Before one is dead the slavery of compassion begins.” Boris Pasternak From The Zhivago Affair... Read More

Pasternak on Death

Posted on April 19, 2018April 9, 2018 by Simon

“I already feel the breath of the other world on me.” Boris Pasternak A quote from his deathbed in The Zhivago Affair... Read More

Pasternak on Life

Posted on April 12, 2018April 9, 2018 by Simon

“To live a life is not as simple as to cross a field.” Boris Pasternak Quoted in the Zhivago Affair... Read More

What Do We Know

Posted on April 5, 2018April 2, 2018 by Simon

“If we could predict what we will know we would already know it.” Karl Popper... Read More

How to Live a Long Time #1

Posted on September 14, 2017August 5, 2017 by Simon

“Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.” ... Read More

I’m Retired. Go Around Me.

Posted on September 7, 2017July 29, 2017 by Simon

It’s the tortoise life for me! 1.. If walking is good for your health, the postman would be immortal. 2.. A whale swims all day, only eats fish, drinks water, but is still fat. 3.. A rabbit runs... Read More

Aging Three (Nostalgia Week)

Posted on November 19, 2014November 9, 2014 by Simon

“We thought we were being mature when we were only being safe.” from A Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes First published March 2012.... Read More

What has that got to do with the Price of Eggs?

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Simon

I saw this sign in the window of an antique store in Orange County. However before you wax nostalgic for the good old days, 14 cents a dozen for eggs calls for a little perspective. I’m guessi... Read More

To Be Young Again

Posted on September 14, 2012September 10, 2012 by Simon

Jim Stillman and Simon Burrow in Schenectady, NY circa 1966 “If you weren’t liberal when you were young, you have no heart. If you’re still liberal when you’re older, you have ... Read More

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Simon Burrow

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