Empires

Posted on February 13, 2023February 12, 2023 by Simon

“Empires have no interest in operating within an international system; they aspire to be the international system.” Henry Kissinger This applies to Russia, China and probably the USA. Another Inuk... 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

Words Seldom Seen: Insouciant

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

Insouciant Adjective: Expressing indifference. Showing a casual lack of concern. Example: “He expressed an insouciant attitude by slouching in his chair, while the facts of the crisis were discu... Read More

Hypocrisy

Posted on February 4, 2023February 4, 2023 by Simon

“If hypocrisy were a crime, there’d be no one left to run Washington.” An unusual second Saturday post. To test the new subscriber system we are installing so that the photos will be included wi... Read More

Industrial Policy 101

Posted on February 3, 2023January 31, 2023 by Simon

“On balance, the record of government trying to improve the functioning of the private sector is poor.” New York Times This quote is from the NYT. It is surprising because the NYT only las... Read More

Tanks for Peace?

Posted on February 2, 2023January 31, 2023 by Simon

Paradoxically and uncomfortably I find myself favoring tanks for peace. The photo is my most recent Inukshuk. I found the the river smoothed torso stone on the approach trail to Piestewa Peak. It is a... Read More

Anything Except

Posted on February 1, 2023January 31, 2023 by Simon

”To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except exercise, get up early, or be respectable.” Oscar Wilde I apologize again to the subscribers who get an email without a photo.... Read More

Tolerance

Posted on January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 by Simon

“Be strict with yourself and tolerant with others.” Marcus Aurelius... Read More

Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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