Droning about Drones

Posted on March 31, 2023March 27, 2023 by Simon

Last week I had the brilliant idea to uses drones to wash windows in high rise buildings. The idea came to me because we live in a high rise building and washing the outside windows is complicated and... Read More

Inspiration

Posted on March 30, 2023March 27, 2023 by Simon

Extraordinary, Ordinary People By Condoleezza Rice If you want to understand nuances of the black experience in America read this book. Put aside your politics and your preconceptions and immerse your... Read More

Mistakes

Posted on March 29, 2023March 27, 2023 by Simon

“Not admitting a mistake is a bigger mistake.” Robert Half At my funeral I hope someone says “He learned from his mistakes and he learned a lot.”... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Comity

Posted on March 28, 2023March 26, 2023 by Simon

Comity Noun: courteous and considerate behavior toward others. Often applied to relationships among nations and states. Example: “Comity applied to driving laws but not to gun laws.”... Read More

Trade, Migration and Progress

Posted on March 27, 2023March 26, 2023 by Simon

For centuries Kings and Despots tried to control trade. Then the United States came along and it favored trade. Trade expanded and prosperity followed. Nations now try to restrict migration. Some try ... Read More

Placebos

Posted on March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 by Simon

My Brother Tom sent me a link to an Australian web site that purports to sell placebos.http://www.placebo.com.au/What a great business idea but not what we are talking about today.The discussion of th... Read More

Democracy

Posted on March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 by Simon Burrow

“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and that they deserve to get it good and hard.” H.L. Mencken A field of poppies near the VOAZ trail in the Phoenix Mountain... Read More

Stay Humble My Friend

Posted on March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 by Simon Burrow

“Wherever you may go, no matter how high and mighty you become, bring where you came from with you.” Gustavo Arellano Wild Flowers in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. In Arizona March shower... Read More

Skill

Posted on March 21, 2023March 16, 2023 by Simon Burrow

“A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.” Folk Wisdom A Mexican Poppy flowering near Piestewa Peak during the rain storm on Wednesday.... Read More

A Choice

Posted on March 20, 2023March 16, 2023 by Simon Burrow

“We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” Associate Justice Louis Brandeis Tomorrow I start a run of... Read More

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