Ex-

Posted on October 23, 2024October 13, 2024 by Simon

“Oh, that lovely title, ex-President.” Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower was probably the last reluctant president. He took the job, almost by acclaim, because he felt like it was his duty. ... Read More

Teachers

Posted on October 22, 2024October 13, 2024 by Simon

“The job of teachers is to liberate minds, not capture them.” John Agresto The beautiful peacock photo is either taken by me at the Arboretum in Arcadia, California or is one I took of a p... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Perigee

Posted on October 21, 2024October 6, 2024 by Simon

Perigee Noun: the point in the orbit of a moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the object it is orbiting. Example: “At its perigee the moon is roughly 224,000 miles from earth.” U... Read More

To Be Remembered

Posted on October 18, 2024October 13, 2024 by Simon

“I prefer to be remembered for what I have done for others, not what others have done for me.” Thomas Jefferson Jefferson, like his contemporaries, was blind to the horror of chattel slave... Read More

Winning

Posted on October 17, 2024October 13, 2024 by Simon

“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” Margaret Thatcher The photo is of public art in McMinnville, Oregon.... Read More

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

Words Seldom Seen: Apogee

Posted on October 14, 2024October 6, 2024 by Simon

Apogee Noun: Original meaning: The farthest or highest point, particularly of an orbit. Evolved (slang) meaning: The most successful, popular or powerful event or thing. Example one: “At its apo... 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

The Sharpest Knife

Posted on October 10, 2024October 6, 2024 by Simon

“He’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer. In fact he’s really a butter knife.” Author Unknown Photo is of one of the beautiful Bonsai at the Huntington Garden in Pasadena.... Read More

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