No Coincidence?

Posted on November 30, 2021October 5, 2021 by Simon

“It is surely no coincidence that everyone in Britain drinks tea, and everyone there dies.” Theodore Dalrymple, Mass Lysteria 1988 Subtitle “The Meaning of Health Scares” This is a not so ... Read More

A Sweet Year

Posted on September 19, 2020September 7, 2020 by Simon

Eating apples dipped in honey is symbolic of what a benevolent world we live in.... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Peripatetic

Posted on July 15, 2020June 30, 2020 by Simon

Peripatetic Peripatetic, Adjective; A life style of moving around. Itinerant. Example: “Many young people are peripatetic but usually they settle down.” Photo is of a Bighorn Sheep from th... Read More

Happy Hanukkah 2019

Posted on December 28, 2019December 25, 2019 by Simon

We have had a few nice Hanukkah celebrations this week. But it has been a little bittersweet. In recent years we, at least part of the time, had been focused on including Oma. This year she is gone an... Read More

Hanukkah (The Last Night)

Posted on December 10, 2018December 7, 2018 by Simon

Giving gifts at Hanukkah is a fairly new tradition. In the past small coins were given to children, they played dreidel with them and the winner was expected to give some of the money to Sedakah. This... Read More

Hanukkah (Day Six)

Posted on December 8, 2018December 7, 2018 by Simon

On Hanukkah we eat fried food suvganyot, latkes etc to commemorate the miracle of the oil. One day’s oil lasted eight days.... Read More

Simon Says Postcards 12/11/2012

Posted on December 11, 2012December 10, 2012 by Simon

“It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” Happy Hanukkah Simon Simon’s Holiday E-Card The Eight Levels of Gift Giving... Read More

Smart Phone Holiday

Posted on December 7, 2012December 4, 2012 by Simon

If you have a smart phone here are a few easy things you can do to with it to improve the holidays: When you get a gift from Aunt Sally in Coral Gables immediately take a photo of it and email her a... Read More

Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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