Politics

Posted on October 16, 2024October 13, 2024 by Simon

“Politics is a contact sport.” Paul Dietz (and others) It is the season to celebrate how ugly democracy can be. And yet it is still the best available system. The photo is of the beautiful... Read More

Altruism

Posted on October 15, 2024October 13, 2024 by Simon

” Altruism begins at home. “ Norman Lefkowitz Everybody seems to hate the Tesla Truck except the people who bought them and me.... Read More

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

Magic

Posted on October 8, 2024October 6, 2024 by Simon

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Arthur C Clarke At the Evergreen Air and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon with Nurit and Joan. The background is dominate... Read More

How to Ruin a Day

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

“The mere consciousness of an engagement will sometimes worry a whole day.” Charles Dickens The photo (which you may have to click the link to see.) is of all the postcards I got from my daughters... Read More

How to Think

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Simon

“Don’t make the wish the father of the thought.” Sunrise near the Biltmore Hotel. Think about it.... Read More

Indicators

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Simon

“Past performance is not indicative of future results.” This is legalese for: “If things go wrong it is not my fault.” or “No promises about the future were made or impli... Read More