Maxims Wine Three SimonJanuary 27, 20250 "The best way to drink wine is in the way you most enjoy it." Variously attributed. From The Little Book of...
Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seen: Modicum SimonJanuary 24, 20250 Modicum Noun: A small quantity of something considered desirable or valuable. Example: "Simon's rants about...
Hiking Saving SimonJanuary 22, 20250 "Do not save what is left after spending; instead spend what is left after saving." Warren Buffett This...
Maxims Wine Two SimonJanuary 21, 20250 "Wine is bottled poetry." Robert Louis Stevenson From The Little Book of Wine. We spent a few weeks in...
Humor Disclaimer SimonJanuary 20, 20250 "These are not my monkeys and this is not my circus." Polish Proverb And an extremely apropos quotation for...
Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seen: Stochastic SimonJanuary 17, 20251 Stochastic Adjective: Randomly determined. Having a pattern that may be analyzed statistically but may not be...
Simon Says Posing for Posterity SimonJanuary 16, 20250 "The founders began posing for posterity, writing letters to us as much as to one another." Joseph Ellis In...
Politics Character Matters SimonJanuary 15, 20250 "The American experiment with republican government requires virtuous leadership to survive." Alexander...
Maxims The Public Good SimonJanuary 14, 20250 "The task of government is not to stop selfish striving, which is a hopeless task, but to harness it for the...
Ideas Wine One SimonJanuary 13, 20251 "Wine is sunlight held together by water." Galileo Galilei From The Little Book of Wine. At Hanukkah we have...