Election Day Should be a Day

Posted on November 2, 2022November 1, 2022 by Simon

There are a couple of reasons I think that early voting is a bad idea. If during the Civil War when Lincoln was running for re-election there had been early voting people would have voted before the v... Read More

Thoughtful Speculation

Posted on October 19, 2022October 12, 2022 by Simon

“Thoughtful speculation“ I have run into this phrase several times this summer and thought it was worthy of a blog post. The context was in book reviews where the author did not have all t... Read More

Why Vote One

Posted on September 19, 2022September 20, 2022 by Simon

“Not voting is a de facto acceptance of the status quo.” Jim Gerarty NR It is less than 45 days to election day... Read More

A Dog Tied to a Cart

Posted on August 20, 2022August 4, 2022 by Simon

How much free will does a person really have? According to Zeno of Citium not much. “When a dog is tied to a cart, if it wants to follow, it is pulled and follows, making its spontaneous act coincid... Read More

A whistle

Posted on August 19, 2022August 3, 2022 by Simon

“As clean as a whistle?” The phrase originated in the early 1900’s and is probably derived from an earlier expression: “As clear as a whistle.” Which referred to the clar... Read More

Depletion

Posted on August 13, 2022August 3, 2022 by Simon

The copper mine in Bisbee Arizona closed when all of the easily obtainable ore was mined. Nobody much cared. The miners moved on and a future Ghost Town was created. The Oyster fleet in the Chesapeake... Read More

Celebrating Democracy

Posted on July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 by Simon

During the election season candidates put up signs on public right of ways to get your attention. Most people hate these signs. I have learned a way to like them and so can you. Just start seeing them... Read More

Ambition

Posted on April 1, 2022March 29, 2022 by Simon

“To do something, however small, to make others happier and better is the highest ambition.” John Lubbock... Read More

Madness

Posted on March 25, 2022March 29, 2022 by Simon

“Madness is uncommon in individuals, but in groups, parties and nations, it is the rule.” Nietzsche... Read More

Hammurabi’s Code

Posted on March 23, 2022March 22, 2022 by Simon

At the time Hammurabi’s code was written (circa 1750BCE) the family was the basic unit of society. Individual rights were not a consideration. Here is a quote that demonstrates it: “If the archite... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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