Tap and Pay

Posted on September 10, 2022September 10, 2022 by Simon

The use of Tap and Pay in the UK particularly and Europe in general is far ahead of its usage in the USA. The implication of doing transactions entirely without money are enormous. It make things like... Read More

Books

Posted on July 14, 2022July 7, 2022 by Simon

“Before printing the total number of books in Europe was well under one hundred thousand. By 1500, after forty-five years of the printed book, the total has been calculated at nine million.̶... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Allusion

Posted on July 8, 2022July 7, 2022 by Simon

Allusion Noun: An indirect or passing reference. An expression meant to call something to mind without explicitly mentioning it. Example: “The red haired one should never hold office again.̶... Read More

Army Intelligence

Posted on January 26, 2022January 25, 2022 by Simon

“Military planners are paid to be paranoid.” Max Boot From The Savage Wars of Peace by Max Boot... Read More

Decisions

Posted on January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 by Simon

“Make sure all of your decisions are interesting ones.” Sid Meier From Sid Meier’s Memoir. Sid created the computer game Civilization, in my opinion, the best time sink ever invented... Read More

Tolerance

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

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

Courage

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Simon

“We think courage is something we are born with but we are wrong. It’s a tradition we choose to follow…or not.” From Courage is Calling by Ryan Holiday... Read More

Living

Posted on January 3, 2022December 27, 2021 by Simon

“Remember, you do not live in the world, you only pass through it.” Leo Tolstoy in A Calendar of Wisdom... Read More

Getting Along

Posted on December 30, 2021December 26, 2021 by Simon

“People get along better as neighbors than roommates.” Nassim Taleb in Skin in the Game This is the beautiful Condominium where we live with great neighbors in a great neighborhood.... Read More

How to Live

Posted on December 27, 2021December 26, 2021 by Simon

“We live for ourselves, only when we live for others.” Leo Tolstoy in A Calendar of Wisdom The picture is not showing up on some of my subscribers emails. I’m trying a change of orde... Read More

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