Great Change

Posted on June 12, 2025May 14, 2025 by Simon

“All great change begins at the dinner table.” Ronald Reagan... Read More

Knowing vs Feeling

Posted on June 11, 2025May 14, 2025 by Simon

“We know too much and feel too little.” Bertrand Russell... Read More

Frugal and Simple

Posted on June 5, 2025May 14, 2025 by Simon

“I am for a government that is vigorously frugal and simple.” Thomas Jefferson... Read More

Harvard Takes Federal Grants

Posted on May 29, 2025May 12, 2025 by Simon

He who pays the piper calls the tune.... Read More

Passion

Posted on May 26, 2025May 12, 2025 by Simon

“Men are for the most part governed by their passion.” Alexander Hamilton... Read More

Randomness

Posted on May 22, 2025May 12, 2025 by Simon

“Decline occurs randomly.”... Read More

President Obama

Posted on May 15, 2025May 14, 2025 by Simon

“I’m the president of the United States, not the emperor of the United States.” Barak Obama... Read More

Doing

Posted on May 12, 2025April 24, 2025 by Simon

”It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing” Alexander Hamilton From Alexander Hamilton the excellent biography by Ron Chernow Hamilton lived before TicTok and social media beca... Read More

No Friends

Posted on May 8, 2025May 4, 2025 by Simon

Nations have no feelings and no friends. They only have interests. Lord Palmerston Photo is of a daffodil in Greenwich UK. I was trying to capture the butterflies also but that didn’t succeed yet.... Read More

Angels

Posted on May 5, 2025April 24, 2025 by Simon

”If men were angels, no government would be necessary.” James Madison From Alexander Hamilton the excellent biography by Ron Chernow A photo of a painting the provenance of which is lost in time... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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