Family The Royal Automobile Club SimonOctober 21, 2026 A Festive Meal We were in London for about a week at the beginning of September and one of the nights my...
Maxims M. C. Escher #2 SimonOctober 19, 2026 "We adore chaos because we love to create order." M. C. Escher The exhibition we saw was in a fairly scruffy...
Travel Words Seldom Seen: Stanchion SimonOctober 16, 2026 Stanchion Noun: 1. An upright bar, post, or support (as for a roof or a ship's deck) 2. A device...
Maxims M. C. Escher #1 SimonOctober 14, 2026 "Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible." M. C. Escher We spent a week in London with...
Maxims One Way SimonOctober 7, 2026 "The moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on..." From the opening line of The Rubiatyat of Omar...
Maxims The Triumph of Complacency SimonOctober 6, 2026 "All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." John Stuart...
Humor Gossip SimonSeptember 28, 2026 "There is one thing in life worse than being talked about and that is not being talked about." Oscar...
Humor 1000 Things SimonAugust 11, 2026 “There are 1000 things that I am not going to do, before I get to this thing I’m not going to...
Maxims Getting Ahead SimonAugust 10, 2026 “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” John D...