PRENOTE: After I published this post less than a day ago, I watched episode 2 (of 3) of Chasing the Moon: Earth Rise, an American Experience production played on my local PBS station. This post is largely about personal thoughts about Space, so Chasing the Moon fits in. It occurs to me that the space […]
PRENOTE: Hiroshima-Nagasaki events Twin Cities Aug 5, 6, 8. Details at end of post. * Today’s column from Paul Krugman, “The Oligarchs are Doubling Down on Republicans” deserves a full and careful read. In 2008 Krugman received the Nobel Prize in Economic Science. My opinion: Krugman’s column concerns the arrogant obsession of the ultra wealthy […]
ALSO, August 1: very interesting informed comment on the current Nuclear talk, as well as information about the 81st anniversary (Aug 6&9) of Hiroshima and Nagasaki observances in this area, both here. * The Minnesota Primary Election is August 11, and because our law allows early voting, the vote has already started. I’ll vote early, […]
August 6 and 9, 2026. mark the 81st anniversary of two days which live in infamy – the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and in my mail came two separate items about nuclear which are very much related, in my opinion. The second is time sensitive, and at the end of this post, so for […]
Yesterday was Tony Fauci’s day in the bullseye in Congressional hearing about dealing with Covid-19, 6 years ago. This morning, Jeff passed along Paul Krugman’s take on this and other similar issues, and it is worth your time to read. I’m a subscriber to Krugman. Here is his column: “Reality is a Communist plot”. Anthony […]
Today, Sunday, July 26, 2026, is 100 days from Election Day November 3. My personal message is simple: be sure you are registered to vote, and vote well informed, for every office on your ballot. Every place will have differing specifics about who’s on the ballot, and specific procedures. A website to visit first, wherever you […]
61 years ago today, July 24, 1965, my wife, Barbara, age 22, died at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis. She had been hospitalized there for 58 days, awaiting the possibility of a kidney transplant, a condition which had been part of our lives the entirety of our two year marriage. Our son was […]
Lsst Thursday I noted: “I subscribe to Tim Snyder’s Substack and yesterday he gave the first of ten lectures on successive Wednesdays as described here. I watched the first 90 minute segment and it was worth the time. If you have an interest and can access the program, you may find it very worthwhile.” […]
PRENOTE; This post is about Voting. More below this note. It is no coincidence that I am posting before the Presidents speech tonight. We need to be actively engaged. Midday today I went to MN Orchestra performance. This was a fill-in for a previously missed concert, and this was one of last concerts of the […]
If you have Facebook, take the time to watch and listen to this. Here’s a little context from the mid-1930s – a photo taken on a honeymoon trip….