Eric Hoffer

Posted on September 14, 2021September 8, 2021 by Simon

“Make sure you write down everything interesting you find.” Eric Hoffer, The Longshoreman Philosopher... Read More

Stillness

Posted on September 11, 2021September 8, 2021 by Simon

“Happy people value stillness.“ Blaise Pascal... Read More

Allies

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Simon

Nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy, “Not my circus, not my monkeys.” Polish saying. A fiberglass Bigfoot replica at the Bonneville Dam. This is not a comment on our foreign policy. Photo by Nurit.... Read More

Travel

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Simon

Travel is both a benefit and a curse. page 2 A waterfall in the Olympic Peninsula. There aren’t as many as I expected that are assessable via day hikes. But the ones we saw were beautiful.... Read More

Memories

Posted on August 23, 2021August 20, 2021 by Simon

“Memories sweeten with time.” R. Kenton Nelson Painting is by my friend Ken Gerst, of blessed memory. I made it into a postcard. To see Kenton Nelson’s work click the link. It is wor... Read More

“The Graveyard of Empire”

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Simon

”Afghanistan is the graveyard of empire.” This is a much quoted and often wrongly attributed saying. There is much truth in it. But now it is Pakistan’s problem. In this enlisted man’s opinion... Read More

Platitudes on Vacation

Posted on August 10, 2021August 9, 2021 by Simon

The journey is the reward. I found a beach stone that had a beak. After a few days of looking I found another one with a tail. The result was this barely recognizable bird on a window sill. Vacation a... Read More

Lavender

Posted on August 7, 2021August 6, 2021 by Simon

“The difference between an ordeal and an adventure is attitude.“ On the way to the Oregon coast we went looking for lavender. We had seen one row growing near Ashland a decade or so ago. A... Read More