Pablo Picasso

Posted on May 9, 2024May 9, 2024 by Simon

“It took me my whole life to learn to draw like a child.” Pablo Picasso Picasso spent his formative years in Barcelona before moving as a teenager to Paris, where he became arguably the most influ... Read More

Risk

Posted on May 6, 2024May 3, 2024 by Simon

There is risk in everything we try, demanding certainty is another way of stalling. This quote reminds me of a Richard Feynman quote from last year’s trip. This Asian looking cabinet was at the Imag... Read More

Conversation

Posted on April 29, 2024April 26, 2024 by Simon

“It is often the case that the louder a person speaks the less they have to say.” This quote has multiple attributions and so it is not necessary to find the original author. the flower in the pho... Read More

Radiolaria, Carpocanium Irregulare

Posted on March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 by Simon

Last April we were on a Glass Trip to Pittsburgh. During the trip we bought a lampwork glass piece that evoked an early, now extinct, jellyfish. Last week while I was organizing our taxes I found a cr... Read More

Messages

Posted on January 19, 2024January 6, 2024 by Simon

“Even if you don’t like the messenger it doesn’t mean the message is wrong.” Jim Geraghty NR Photo is of a painting in the Silver Oak winery tasting room in Healdsburg, CA.... Read More

Bigotry

Posted on January 4, 2024January 3, 2024 by Simon

“The soft bigotry of low expectations.” George W Bush This thought came to mind when I heard that the President of Harvard had resigned. And that is unfair, but I would have had the same t... Read More

A Diaspora

Posted on October 6, 2023October 3, 2023 by Simon

“The costs of migration are greatly eased by the presence in the host country of a diaspora from the country of origin.” Paul Collier in Exodus One of the reasons that the United States is so ... Read More

To Really See

Posted on August 14, 2023August 3, 2023 by Simon

“To really see takes time like to have a friend takes time.” Georgia O’Keeffe, American Artist... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Disambiguation

Posted on July 25, 2023June 9, 2023 by Simon

Disambiguation Noun: The process of applying context to words or phrases that are ambiguous because of sound or spelling. Disambiguation comes easily, most of the time, to native speakers. Example: &#... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Feckless

Posted on July 18, 2023June 9, 2023 by Simon

Feckless Adjective: Irresponsible, Lacking strength of character, without initiative. Example: “Nothing gets done, He was feckless when he was young and it hasn’t changed>”... Read More

Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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