Time

Posted on October 21, 2022October 12, 2022 by Simon

“Time is precious. Time is money. Time is the stuff of which life is made.” Benjamin Franklin in Advice to a Young Tradesman. (1748) The postcard illustrates the opposite sentiment as did ... Read More

Love

Posted on October 20, 2022October 12, 2022 by Simon

“I can teach you a love potion made without any drugs, herbs, or special incantations: If you would be loved, love.” Hecato of Rhodes To celebrate our anniversary we got the rose petal treatment a... Read More

Make a Difference

Posted on October 17, 2022October 12, 2022 by Simon

“Have little interest in what makes no difference.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Tulips at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.... Read More

Happiness

Posted on October 13, 2022October 12, 2022 by Simon

“Try to find the good in everything.” Admittedly things happen for which there is no good to be found so the operative word is “try.”... Read More

Politics

Posted on October 12, 2022October 11, 2022 by Simon

“Politics rots your brain and corrodes your soul.” Jim Geraghty The wine collection for our wine trip to Bend, OR. last summer.... Read More

Humor Warning

Posted on October 10, 2022October 7, 2022 by Simon

Not everyone has a sense of humor. Especially a sense of humor like mine. Photo taken in Bend OR Summer 2021.... Read More

Plagiarism

Posted on October 8, 2022October 7, 2022 by Simon

“All of my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients.” Ralph Waldo Emerson A different view of the reflecting pool. Perhaps time travel is possible.... Read More

Worse

Posted on October 7, 2022October 6, 2022 by Simon

“Things may have to get worse before they get even worser.” It is rare to see a sheep statue but at the Missouri Botanical Garden they have a flock. I just finished listening to The End of... Read More

Routine

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Simon

“Routine is good, but if you want to stay young, try something new every day.” From The Quotable Stoic by Michael Lipsey. The water lily photo is from the Missouri Botanical Garden again.... Read More

Old Bones

Posted on October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 by Simon

“Old bones feel older in the winter.” Photo is a Hibiscus from the Missouri Botanical Garden. The quote probably explains why so many retirees head south to Arizona in the winter.... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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