Pio Pico Postcard

Posted on September 14, 2020September 7, 2020 by Simon

”We find ourselves threatened by hoards of Yankee immigrants who have already begun to flock into our country, and whose progress we cannot arrest.” Pio Pico 1846... Read More

Fruit

Posted on September 12, 2020September 7, 2020 by Simon

The fruit much loved by the sun rots first. Elbert Hubbard... Read More

Work

Posted on September 11, 2020September 7, 2020 by Simon

Well That Didn’t Work An Abbreviated History of Government... Read More

Letterboxes

Posted on September 10, 2020September 7, 2020 by Simon

The US Post Office is the Amtrak of our children’s generation. It has outlived its usefulness but, because of its sheer size, its momentum will carry it forward another hundred years. There are unio... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Discursive

Posted on September 9, 2020August 27, 2020 by Simon

Discursive Adjective: Rambling or digressing. Not staying on subject. Example: “The content of SimonBurrow.com is discursive.” And I am okay with that. Photo is of fruit grown by Lilli dur... Read More

Numbers

Posted on September 8, 2020July 30, 2020 by Simon

“The world cannot be understood without numbers nor can it be understood by numbers alone.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness (Highly Recommended)... Read More

Waterline Postcard

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Simon

Look at this picture carefully. It has two nudes in it.... Read More

Singing

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Simon

Those who wish to sing will always find a song. Swedish Proverb... Read More

Apple Speculation

Posted on September 4, 2020August 27, 2020 by Simon

“The Paramount concern of man is status: how to achieve it, how to display it.” Tom Wolfe, author Why are people willing to spend $300 more for an Apple product than for a functional equiv... Read More