The Quest for Liberty

Posted on March 31, 2025March 11, 2025 by Simon

“A spirit of compromise and a concern with order are needed to balance the quest for liberty.” Alexander Hamilton From Alexander Hamilton the excellent biography by Ron Chernow Unfortunately we ar... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Ambit

Posted on March 28, 2025March 11, 2025 by Simon

Ambit Noun: The range or limit of the influence of something. Example: “His ambit does not include advising the golfers.” Pronunciation click here The photo is of our guide at the Taos Pue... Read More

Right vs Kind

Posted on March 13, 2025March 6, 2025 by Simon

“It is good to be right, but it’s better to be kind.” F. Scott Fitzgerald The photo is of a Gorman Statue in the courtyard of the Museum Hill complex in Santa Fe NM. The quote is dispute... Read More

Sunday Punday 6

Posted on February 10, 2013January 27, 2013 by Simon

A wagon train was heading west using the southern route to the gold fields of California. They had hired an experienced guide named Al and were making good time. The going was rough but they hadn&... Read More

Why We Henge

Posted on February 8, 2013February 6, 2013 by Simon

I have built some great henges in the last few years some as events like TubeHenge: TubeHenge Some solo like CitrusHenge: CitrusHenge Now an article in the Clarion Legend (Clarion, Mississippi) talks ... Read More

Maxim February 7, 2013

Posted on February 7, 2013February 6, 2013 by Simon

“The surest fertilizer of a movement is the blood of martyrs.” Bernard DeVoto The Year of Decision 1846 This a great book about the Polk administration. The war with Mexico, the Donner... Read More

Carnegie Libraries

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Simon

On our drive from Santa Fe to visit the Pecos Pueblo we visited the Carnegie Library in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It was Sunday so the library was closed but as we drove up the sky cleared and I got th... Read More

Simon Says Postcards January 23, 2013

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Simon

At least there are no stereotypes on this 1925 postcard. Shudder Simon The Harvey Houses Appetite for America by Steven Freid La Posada Hotel Winslow Arizona... Read More

Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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