Humor Harbor Horses SimonNovember 19, 20251 If you have been on a cruise in recent years and were paying attention, you have seen these cranes. Now you know...
Humor Confusion SimonNovember 18, 20250 "Right now, I am having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I have forgotten this before." From...
Haiku The Height of Civilization SimonNovember 7, 20250 Toto toilets smileOne way is the Shinto wayMount Fuji for all A Haiku from Japan. There were several...
Maxims Friends and Enemies SimonNovember 4, 20250 "It is better to be the enemy of a good person, than to be the friend of a bad one." This is the suite in our...
Travel Words Seldom Seen: Cordwainer SimonOctober 31, 20250 Cordwainer Noun: A shoemaker who makes new shoes from new leather. Example: He was a cordwainer and he...
Politics Clear Thinking SimonOctober 27, 20250 “Economic self-interest is always a severe impediment to clear thinking on the moral and political aspects of an...
DECLINE Being is Believing SimonOctober 21, 20250 “The whiter my hair becomes, the more ready people are to believe what I say.” Bertrand Russell English...
Politics The Internet SimonOctober 20, 20250 “The internet is the most potent weapon against tyranny since the printing press.” John Steele Gordon in...
Maxims Disgrace SimonOctober 16, 20250 “A person who dies rich dies disgraced.” Andrew Carnegie Carnegie was an early advocate of charity...