“With privilege comes responsibility.” Too much time on a tour bus made me grouchy. The moon rise as the ship eased out of the Monaco harbor cheered me up. We are still working on solving the blog...Read More
“The straight line Belongs to Man, The curved line Belongs to God” Antoni Gaudi “The dotted line……. Is between owners.” Simon Dawn on our last day in Barcelona. Gaudi was the highlight...Read More
There is risk in everything we try, demanding certainty is another way of stalling. This quote reminds me of a Richard Feynman quote from last year’s trip. This Asian looking cabinet was at the Imag...Read More
“We listen to the unspoken, we gaze upon the unseen.” Kakuzo Okakura, The Book of Tea From the Pendergast novels by Preston and Child. The books make wonderful summer reading. They have little...Read More
“It is often the case that the louder a person speaks the less they have to say.” This quote has multiple attributions and so it is not necessary to find the original author. the flower in the pho...Read More
“Russia is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” Winston Churchill Nothing much has changed since Churchill made this cryptic remark roughly 75 years ago. Putin has different goals an...Read More
“Never bet against America” Warren Buffett This is both investment advice and general life advice. The photo is of a cactus flower in Bob’s front yard. It is the season....Read More
“Beware the dog that does not bark and the man who does not talk.” Lakota Folk Wisdom The photo is of one of the beautiful pieces of glass we saw on our recent trip to Florida. The quote is from o...Read More
“Information is like electricity. It powers the light that allows us to see our way forward.” Aloysius Pendergast The first in a series of quotes from the Pendergast novels by Preston and Child. T...Read More
“Cheap Costs You.” “Lo barato cuesta.” Mexican Folk Wisdom Bargain hunting is endemic. And then we complain that the local store with excellent service and lots of variety is v...Read More