Death

Posted on December 6, 2021November 1, 2021 by Simon

“If death is but sleep made permanent, we all know there is nothing terrible in it. And if death is a transfer to a better life, then death is not evil but a blessing.” Leo Tolstoy in A Ca... Read More

Suffering

Posted on November 2, 2021October 5, 2021 by Simon

“Frantic activity in the face of the inevitable …is another cause of unnecessary suffering.” Theodore Dalrymple, Mass Lysteria 1988 Subtitle “The Meaning of Health Scares... Read More

Surprise

Posted on October 26, 2021October 5, 2021 by Simon

“Health care is an unimportant component of the good life tout court.” Theodore Dalrymple, Mass Lysteria 1988 Subtitle “The Meaning of Health Scares... Read More

A Long Life

Posted on October 19, 2021October 5, 2021 by Simon

“Man is a tough, resistant and long lived organism. He does not have to worry himself unduly about his health.” Theodore Dalrymple, Mass Lysteria 1988 Subtitle “The Meaning of Health Scares̶... Read More

You know you’re old…..

Posted on March 16, 2021March 9, 2021 by Simon

When your pharmacy is on your phones auto-dialer.... Read More

You know you’re old (two)….

Posted on February 16, 2021February 10, 2021 by Simon

If you can say: “My Cardiologist said……..” With a straight face.... Read More

You Know you’re old…..

Posted on February 15, 2021February 10, 2021 by Simon

If you have to use one of these.... Read More

Lunch

Posted on February 6, 2021January 29, 2021 by Simon

“Who are you going to have lunch with today?” “Isolation is perhaps the greatest pandemic facing an aging population.” James Coughlin.... Read More

The Destination

Posted on February 5, 2021January 13, 2021 by Simon

“Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be.” Steve Jobs in 2003 after surviving his first bout with cancer. Sunset in Lahaina Roads fro... Read More

A Closed Mind

Posted on January 22, 2021January 13, 2021 by Simon

“A closed mind is a dying mind.” Edna Ferber The windmill is at a cattle watering tank in the Aqua Fria National Monument. Everything about it is old except the solar panels.... Read More

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Simon Burrow

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