Humor War is Hell SimonJuly 15, 20190 "For many months We have fought together often on the same side." A World War II general speaking about the...
Humor Language Lessons SimonJuly 13, 20190 A person who speaks many languages is multilingual A person who speaks three languages is trilingual A person who...
Simon Says Chaos SimonJuly 12, 20190 There will be weather tomorrow. There always is. The song you’re listening to will end, a surprising news story is...
Recommendations Book Read: Arbitrary Stupid Goal SimonJuly 11, 20190 Arbitrary Stupid Goal by Tamara Shopsin We are going to Lyon for the Women's World Cup. One of the things that Lyon...
Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seen: Gnostic SimonJuly 10, 20191 Gnostic Adjective: Relating to knowledge, especially esoteric mystical knowledge. Example: There are no gnostics...
Maxims Pay Your Taxes SimonJuly 9, 20190 "Pay Your Taxes" From The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman...
Maxims But SimonJuly 6, 20190 "The first one who uses "but" has lost the argument." From The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Taleb...
Maxims Change SimonJuly 5, 20190 ”If we want things to stay as they are, then things will have to change.” Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa in The...
Recommendations Book Read: Beyond the Hundredth Meridian SimonJuly 4, 20190 Beyond the Hundredth Meridian by Wallace Stegner This is one of the best books I've read in years. Stegner is a...