Maxims The Good SimonNovember 9, 20220 “It is better to will the good than to know the truth.” Petrarch 1304-1374 Known by some as the first...
Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seen: Macerate SimonNovember 8, 20220 Macerate Verb: To soften by soaking in a liquid. Example: "Macerate the crackers in apple juice." Often...
Maxims Dogs Walking SimonNovember 7, 20220 "Some things are like a dog walking on its hind legs: It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at...
Ideas As Good as Gold SimonNovember 5, 20220 For an artist or a craftsman gold is a risky material in which to seek eternal fame. Gold is not just an artists...
DECLINE Bad Timing SimonNovember 4, 20220 "Old age comes at a bad time." San Banducci Operator of the hungry i Nightclub in San Francisco in the...
Family “The Apple of My Eye” SimonNovember 3, 20220 "The Apple of My Eye" was originally used in English and perhaps Hebrew to refer to the pupil of the eye. Sometime in...
Ideas Election Day Should be a Day SimonNovember 2, 20225 There are a couple of reasons I think that early voting is a bad idea. If during the Civil War when Lincoln was...
Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seen: Greenwashing SimonNovember 1, 20221 Greenwashing Noun: Greenwashing is an unsubstantiated claim to deceive consumers into believing that products are...
Maxims Happy Halloween SimonOctober 31, 20220 "We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones." Stephen King Photo is of a Pumpkin Tree at the...
Maxims Responsibility SimonOctober 29, 20220 “I am responsible for what I say, I can't be responsible for what you understand.” Photo is of a building...