Maxims Russia (Churchill Quote) SimonAugust 25, 20180 “Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Winston...
Nanny State Plastic Recycling SimonAugust 24, 20180 I've written a series of evolving posts about Plastic Straws. Here are links to all of them in sequential order....
Humor Speed Bumps SimonAugust 24, 20180 The Russian word for “speed bump” is: "lexhashchii politseiskii." It literally means “lying down...
Russia Seeing SimonAugust 23, 20180 What you see is what you want to see. On our tour of Russia we went on a home visit in Uglich a small provincial town....
Russia Stalin SimonAugust 22, 20180 “One persons death is a tragedy, but the death of a million people is a statistic.” Josef Stalin Stalin appeared...
Russia Mushrooms in Moscow SimonAugust 21, 20180 In August the people in Moscow pick wild mushrooms so this news is important.Russian Scientists recently discovered...
Ideas Retail Evolution SimonAugust 20, 20180 Last week I begrudgingly used the self checkout at my local Fry’s grocery store. It was a struggle and while...
Maxims Looking Ahead (Churchill Quote) SimonAugust 18, 20180 "It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look farther than you can see." Winston...
Maxims The Mob SimonAugust 17, 20180 The mob hates due process Photo of the Tsars family before they were killed by the...
Simon Says The United States of B_______ SimonAugust 16, 20180 Suppose a country with a name starting with “B” (Belgium, Brazil, Belize etc) wanted to increase its trade. I...