I have a simple ask, only for your own reflection, about yourself: In 2024 who did you vote for (including all offices, or not voting at all, and why); what have been your feelings since? How are you going to engage in this conversation in the months preceding the Nov 3 election? Below are three […]
Friday we attended the internment at Ft. Snelling cemetery of a man who recently died at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis. It was a short service, few of us in attendance, officiated by VA personnel, the traditional honor guard, and rifle salute. It was impressive and indeed moving. We didn’t know the man, but we […]
PRENOTE: This post is strictly to encourage personal reflection. I recommend also the commentaries of SAK and Jeff, which I’ve included together in a May 3 post here. Both are long-time participants on this list, and their comments came on May 1 and 2. I encourage other reflections to be included as posts particularly […]
SAK and Jeff are long-time friends of mine who have never met each other. In fact, I have never personally met SAK, who lives in England. Both recently filed opinions, and I asked and received permission to share their thoughts. Their thoughts are well worth your time. from SAK, May 1, 2026: Congratulations on the […]
Today is Law Day in the United States. For a lot of years after I retired, I was active in an organization who was very active advocate for the rule of law. Before that, though not a lawyer, most of my work time was spent dealing in one way or another with legal matters such […]
In about two months our country has its 250th birthday. What is your role in the future or our nation and our world? I’ve been reflecting on how I, as an individual, fit into the 250 years of the United States of America. I am, as we all are, individual members of this union. Everyone […]
POSTNOTE April 27: A week ago today I learned of the death of a colleague staff member at Education Minnesota, Angel Morales. Here is the obit. I really hardly knew Angel – he came on staff a year or two before I retired (2000) and his assignment was to the Rochester local, outside the Twin […]
On April 8, I sent the following to a group of people I thought might have a particular interest in the Iran situation: “I’m sending this to only a few of you. I’d appreciate your taking a look at, and perhaps commenting on, https://thoughtstowardsabetterworld.org/war-on-iran/, especially the postnotes for April 6 and 8 at the beginning and […]
Kathy alerted me to a 18 minute piece on NBC April 21. It features brief comments made very recently and personally by Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joseph Biden. It is well worth your time. Link is here. “Cost of admission” is a 25 second ad. Here is a chronological […]
A year ago today we were about half way through the first 100 days of DJT’s second term. Speaking only for myself, back then I was suspecting the worst, but in retrospect I was grossly underestimating the reality to come, and we’re only in the second year. Cuba is on the plate, and I think […]