Aging Out

Posted on May 12, 2023May 8, 2023 by Simon

The average age of Fox News and MSNBC viewers is sixty-five. Apparently old people like to be alarmed.... Read More

How Old?

Posted on April 13, 2023April 9, 2023 by Simon

“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were?” Satchel Paige Fruit Salad was beautiful and delicious at our second Seder.... Read More

Memory

Posted on April 5, 2023April 2, 2023 by Simon

Memory is much, much more unreliable than we all like to think. Pretty much every time someone tells an elaborate story about something that happened to them a long time ago, assume it’s going to be... Read More

Not Old

Posted on March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 by Simon Burrow

“You’re not old, you’re “chronologically gifted.” Thank you to Terry Campbell, Pueblo Grande Museum (Ret) for this great observation.... Read More

Tradition

Posted on February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 by Simon

“Tradition is really peer pressure from dead people.“ Thanks to Anthony R for this excellent recast of an old saw. This is the last of the Inukshuk photos for now. Again it is from the wil... 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

Going Out

Posted on January 25, 2023January 12, 2023 by Simon

“I’m at that age where my back goes out more than I do.” Phyllis Diller Photo a Bird of Paradise in Hawaii.... Read More

Bad Timing

Posted on November 4, 2022October 31, 2022 by Simon

“Old age comes at a bad time.” San Banducci Operator of the hungry i Nightclub in San Francisco in the 1960’s My dream car and a symbol of the 1960’s. Photo taken in the Guggen... Read More

Old Cars

Posted on October 28, 2022October 26, 2022 by Simon

“We must recognize that, as we grow older, we become like old cars – more and more repairs and replacements are necessary.” C. S. Lewis Photo is of a postcard of Carhenge in Nebraska.... Read More

Waiting in Line

Posted on October 24, 2022October 12, 2022 by Simon

“The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.” Will Rogers Photo is of the beautiful Truro Cathedral in Cornwall being used for a rummage sale on a Saturday.... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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