Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seen: Lout SimonJanuary 9, 20261 Lout Noun: A crude or oafish person. Example: "Simon the lout failed to send his holiday cards on...
Politics Tariffs SimonOctober 6, 20250 “Free trade has proven the greatest engine of economic growth the world has ever known.” John Steele Gordon...
Maxims Getting Ahead SimonSeptember 24, 20252 People who go with the flow are more likely to get ahead. This is certainly true in most employment situations...
Maxims Bad Choices SimonApril 17, 20250 "In politics you are either at the table or on the menu." Variously Attributed A sunset in Phoenix in the...
Maxims Be Kind SimonApril 3, 20250 “In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” Jennifer Dukes Lee Photo is the evening shadows...
Maxims A Secret SimonOctober 11, 20240 “Secretiveness is not a crime.” Aloysius Pendergast From the Pendergast novels by Preston and...
DECLINE Sunset SimonAugust 14, 20240 “It is important to manage one’s ride into the sunset.” Radoslaw Sikorski, Poland’s foreign...
Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seen: Leitmotif SimonMarch 19, 20240 Leitmotif Noun: A leitmotif is a "short, recurring musical phrase" associated with a particular person,...
Maxims The Greatest Glory SimonFebruary 28, 20240 “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Nelson...