This morning, Tuesday, Sep 24, was a perfectly clear weather day.  At 7 a.m. CDT, I was heading east on a local street, and was greeted by a spectacular, albeit blinding sunrise straight ahead.  The Autumn Equinox was almost exactly two days earlier, so what I experienced made sense.  Nature is, as nature is.  Humanity’s only impact over the centuries has been to perfect the timing for those who have an interest.

Of course, life goes on.

Today, President Biden addressed the United Nations in New York.  An excellent summary is from Heather Cox Richardson, here.  The President summarized a very long career involved in global matters.  The world is a messy place.  Nonetheless, he remains optimistic.

This evening I decided to go to a local DFL (Democrat) conversation group I often attend.  I decided to go.

It was an evening very well spent.

The descriptor: “Our topic of the day will be gun safety. For this, Chad Kuyper from Moms Demand Action will be joining us for the evening. Come and join us for a discussion of this always-important topic“.

There were only 9 of us in attendance, including three local legislators, and it was a very stimulating and informative conversation.  Chad Kuyper (at right, four second link here: BE82F638-976A-4D44-A77B-11D207394B41_2_0_a) represents Moms Demand Action.  At left is Sarah Branion, Woodbury/Stillwater co-leader of the group in my area.   Chad and Sarah made a short presentation, followed by a stimulating conversation.  His group website, Moms Demand Action, has a wealth of information.  Take some time to look through it, including the story about the groups history and relationship to other organizations.

I’ve followed the gun issue for years.  97 blogs have mentioned “Guns” since 2009.  No need to revisit that.  If you care about the issue but haven’t gotten active – I hope you do – Moms Demand Action would be a good starting point.