Maxims Politics SimonOctober 16, 20240 "Politics is a contact sport." Paul Dietz (and others) It is the season to celebrate how ugly democracy can...
Maxims Altruism SimonOctober 15, 20240 " Altruism begins at home. " Norman Lefkowitz Everybody seems to hate the Tesla Truck except the people who...
Travel Words Seldom Seen: Apogee SimonOctober 14, 20240 Apogee Noun: Original meaning: The farthest or highest point, particularly of an orbit. Evolved (slang)...
Maxims A Secret SimonOctober 11, 20240 “Secretiveness is not a crime.” Aloysius Pendergast From the Pendergast novels by Preston and...
Humor The Sharpest Knife SimonOctober 10, 20240 "He’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer. In fact he’s really a butter knife." Author Unknown...
Maxims Class SimonOctober 9, 20240 "Money can’t buy you class." Luann de Lesseps Photo is of a postcard I bought in Oregon. It illustrates...
Maxims Magic SimonOctober 8, 20240 “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Arthur C Clarke At the Evergreen...
Hiking How to Ruin a Day SimonOctober 4, 20240 “The mere consciousness of an engagement will sometimes worry a whole day.” Charles Dickens The photo...
Maxims How to Think SimonOctober 3, 20241 "Don’t make the wish the father of the thought." Sunrise near the Biltmore Hotel. Think about...
Jewish L’Shana Tovah SimonOctober 2, 20240 L'Shana Tovah Happy New Year The Jewish New Year starts tonight at sundown. We will be celebrating in new...