Weeds

Posted on April 25, 2020April 26, 2020 by Simon

A Weed is a plant... Read More

Shelf Three

Posted on April 22, 2020April 26, 2020 by Simon

“Normal is not good.” Karim Rashid... Read More

Bragging Rights

Posted on April 21, 2020April 26, 2020 by Simon

If you get dropped off at the top of Mt. Everest via helicopter, you don’t have the right to brag in the way the people who hiked up on their own do.... Read More

Factfulness Quote of the Week

Posted on April 20, 2020April 26, 2020 by Simon

“Cultural and religious stereotypes are useless for understanding the world.” Factfulness by Hans Rosling... Read More

Drinking

Posted on April 17, 2020April 21, 2020 by Simon

Too much alcohol doesn’t change you, it just reveals you.... Read More

Nietzsche 1 of 10

Posted on April 16, 2020April 11, 2020 by Simon

“What doesn’t kill us will make us stronger.” Friedrich Nietzsche... Read More

Grief

Posted on April 8, 2020April 26, 2020 by Simon

Never grieve over what you can’t prevent. Photo is of the giants feet in Chiricahua National Monument AZ... Read More

Debt

Posted on March 21, 2020March 23, 2020 by Simon

“Debt is like prison. It’s easy to get into and hard to get out.” Photo is from the Superstition Mountains SE of Phoenix. The flowers are predominantly Brittle brush.... Read More

Minutes

Posted on March 10, 2020February 29, 2020 by Simon

“If you wait until the last minute, it only takes a minute to do.” Often called the Stock–Sanford corollary to Parkinson’s law. Photo is of Simon in front of Geronimo’s profi... Read More

An Idea:

Posted on March 6, 2020February 29, 2020 by Simon

“America is not just an idea.” Rich Lowry, National Review... Read More

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Simon Burrow

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