Simon Says Tap and Pay SimonSeptember 10, 20220 The use of Tap and Pay in the UK particularly and Europe in general is far ahead of its usage in the USA. The...
Maxims Solutions SimonSeptember 8, 20220 “There are no solutions; there are only tradeoffs.” Thomas Sowell, American Economist Photo is from...
Maxims A Tied Goat SimonAugust 31, 20220 “A tied goat doesn’t know how a loose goat feels.” Uncle Bill via Gene B That is me on the left in the...
Politics What Was I Thinking About Abortion SimonAugust 27, 20222 A search of my blog site shows that I have never bothered to make a post about abortion directly. But I have addressed...
Maxims Reality SimonAugust 12, 20220 "You can fight reality, but reality always wins." David French, National Review And many...
Immigration American Exceptionalism SimonJuly 30, 20220 American exceptionalism was noted as far back as Alexis de Tocqueville in the early 19th Century. It was often assumed...
Recommendations Crucible of War SimonJuly 28, 20220 Written by Fred Anderson. This is a book about the war that the British and the French fought about North America...
Politics The Grand Jury Redux SimonJuly 23, 20220 One of the most important things that came out of my time on the Grand Jury was learning about the diverse group of...
Ideas Celebrating Democracy SimonJuly 16, 20220 During the election season candidates put up signs on public right of ways to get your attention. Most people hate...
Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seen: Allusion SimonJuly 8, 20221 Allusion Noun: An indirect or passing reference. An expression meant to call something to mind without...