Words Seldom Seen: Aphasia

Posted on July 8, 2020July 1, 2020 by Simon

Aphasia Aphasia, noun: The inability to remember and or speak words or phrases. Example: My aphasia kept me from remembering the word derangement when trying to say “Trump Derangement Disorder.&... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Recondite

Posted on June 10, 2020May 30, 2020 by Simon

Recondite Recondite, adjective: Little known information, Abstruse The Guarded Gate was full of recondite information about New England politics... Read More

Factfulness

Posted on June 9, 2020May 30, 2020 by Simon

“Human beings have a strong dramatic instinct toward binary thinking.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness He goes on to point out that a lot of the world is not binary it is varied and seeing it as binar... Read More

History

Posted on May 22, 2020May 21, 2020 by Simon

“Most history is guessing and the rest is prejudice.” Will Durant In Volume One of The Story of Civilization Photo is of a Saguaro Flower. This years bloom is not as big as in past years b... Read More

Corona Virus Day Nine

Posted on April 3, 2020April 26, 2020 by Simon

Today I feel fine again. So I’m starting the three day count down to the end of my quarantine. Of course the state is on lock down so I won’t be able to go far even then. Photo is of an Oc... Read More

Corona Virus Day Six

Posted on March 31, 2020April 26, 2020 by Simon

On day six of the suspected Corona Virus I am still experiencing some fatigue but I don’t have a temperature and the achy feeling has gone. This morning I unloaded the dishwasher and it tired me... Read More

3rd Order Saguaro Number 2

Posted on January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 by Simon

This old Saguaro has had a tough life. But it has made it to the third order. We found it in the Maricopa Mountains Wilderness near the trailhead for the Brittlebrush Trail. Maybe the third order Sagu... Read More

Saguaro Cactus Third Order

Posted on January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 by Simon

On Sunday Nurit and I followed up on a lead from Peter and found the rare and very old third order Saguaro Cactus. It has a branch off the trunk and then a branch off the branch and then finally a bra... Read More

ASG

Posted on December 19, 2019December 16, 2019 by Simon

ASG is an acronym for an Arbitrary Stupid Goal just like in the eponymous book by Tamara Shopsin. I am trying out the concept because I think it does lead to opportunities for serendipity. In this cas... Read More

Genius

Posted on November 30, 2019November 3, 2019 by Simon

“Genius is knowing when to stop.” Goethe... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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