This afternoon was a truly exceptional one for me. At noon, daughter Heather and I went to an uplifting kids film, The Wild Robot, at a local theater. When I came home I spent an hour and a half watching the new and searing Frontline Special on the first year after October 7, 2023. The […]
January 18, 2025, is the 25th anniversary of my retirement from Education Minnesota. 61 years ago, I started teaching school. Today I spent part of the morning at the annual “MEA” teacher’s conference at River Centre in St. Paul. It is an event that attracts me each year, and each year the people around me […]
I very rarely ask potential visitors to this blog to read on. This is one of the rare exception to this self-imposed rule. Take the time, whether you agree or not. Directly related recent posts: Judicial Candidates; Watching Citizen Obama. ELECTION INFORMATION: Minnesota related; and National information. My position on 2024 election, here. * […]
Thursday, Oct 10, I watched President Barack Obama speak in Pittsburgh PA in Kamala Harris’ campaign for President. The Presidents message was interesting. But I found myself finding a different kind of context for the President, which I’d like to share at. this point in history. Two days later, Saturday, I was in a Democrat […]
ELECTION INFORMATION: Minnesota related; and National information. My position on 2024 election, here. The specifics of this post apply to Minnesota, but you may find this useful wherever you live. Executive summary: I will vote for all incumbents on the judicial portion of the Nov. 5 ballot. If you wish, more below. On my election […]
ELECTION INFORMATION: Minnesota related; and National information. My position on 2024 election, here. A month from today, Tuesday, Nov. 5, is Election Day. There is no need for more commentary from me. If you follow this blog, you know where I stand and why. I am on the ‘on call’ list for alternate election judge […]
Wednesday, I made a brief post, essentially a map of the Middle East for your reference. October 7 is the one year anniversary of the attacks into Israel from Gaza. Also, Wednesday, the DOJ brief on the events surrounding January 6, 2021, was released to the public. Heather Cox Richardson gives a very cogent summary, […]
In the Vice-Presidential debate last night, the first question related to the Iranian missiles into Israel, the latest chapter in the latest ongoing crisis in what is usually referred to as the Middle East. Of course, Ukraine is also very much a part of the political conversation as well, This is not an analysis or […]
ELECTION INFORMATION: Minnesota related; and National information. My position on 2024 election, here. Today, Tuesday, October 1, is the Vice-Presidential debate. It is also the 100th birthday of Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States. I am a Tim Walz and Jimmy Carter supporter. I’ve also lived in Minnesota for 60 years, […]
Three times in the last couple of weeks, I’ve seen very unique appearing automobile in my city of 83,000. Twice it has quite obviously been the same car; the third was the same vehicle, but this one an advertisement for some company. Since each of these encounters have come while I was driving, I couldn’t […]