Obligations

Posted on February 24, 2023February 21, 2023 by Simon

“If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so.” Thomas Jefferson Our immigration laws are unjust, confusing and detrimental to the long term success ... Read More

Sharing is Caring?

Posted on February 16, 2023February 12, 2023 by Simon

“When something is shared by everyone, it usually gets ruined by the worst-behaved of us.” This is the “fallacy of the commons” written differently. It is why socialism and communism a... Read More

Bad Policy

Posted on February 10, 2023February 7, 2023 by Simon

“Rent control appears to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city – except for bombing.” Assar Lindbeck Swedish Ecomomist A beautiful Inukshuk with a quartz ... Read More

Sin

Posted on February 9, 2023February 7, 2023 by Simon

“It is not a sin to be poor. It is a sin to be cheap” Another Inukshuk from the Merced River series. There was a debate about using “sin” or “shame” in this maxim w... Read More

Gifts

Posted on February 8, 2023February 7, 2023 by Simon

A gift with conditions is not a gift. It is a purchase. The Inukshuk in this photo was built of river smoothed stones in the Merced River near Wawona in Yosemite. No glue is used in the construction o... Read More

Struggle

Posted on January 26, 2023January 12, 2023 by Simon

“To see what is in front of one’s nose is a constant struggle.” George Orwell... Read More

Permanence

Posted on January 19, 2023January 10, 2023 by Simon

“Things are rarely as permanent as they appear.” “No rain, no rainbows.” Hawaiian saying.... Read More

Solomon’s Paradox

Posted on January 12, 2023January 10, 2023 by Simon

“We are better at solving other people’s problems than our own. Detachment yields objectivity” The flower arrangements are at Mama’s Fish House in Maui, Hawaii. We visited over the Christm... Read More

Worth It

Posted on January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 by Simon

“The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.” Will Rogers American Humorist Photo is of a flower arrangement at Mama’s Fish House in Paia, Maui, Hawaii... Read More

Promises

Posted on January 5, 2023January 3, 2023 by Simon

“A promise made is a debt unpaid.” Sunset over Phoenix AZ on January 1, 2023... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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