PRENOTE: January 18, “A House Divided“, one week ago, I wrote: “Two days from now will be the inauguration of the U.S. President. It feels, today, much like being in the eye of a hurricane. All seems calm. But no one knows for sure exactly when the chaos of the hurricane will resume and who […]
My cousin, Norman Collette of Winnipeg, passed away recently, and his funeral Mass is on January 24, 2025. Here is more information. Norman and I share a root family at Oakwood-Grafton ND; going back to Minnesota, and Quebec. His grandfather, Arcidas Collette (aka Alcidas) and my Grandmother Josephine (Collette) Bernard were two of the children […]
Best advice I can muster at the end of this first week is to not give up. Find a few reliable sources, read enough to be informed, especially on your most important issues, then, most important, take some action every day, slightly beyond your normal horizon, and share…. Two of my most reliable continuing sources […]
The inauguration dominated January 20, Martin Luther King Day. See a brief post on Jan. 19. Jennifer Rubin says it as well about the inauguration as anyone, here. Heather Cox Richardson January 20 column, here. POSTNOTE: Heather Cox Richardson’s January 19 column, is especially relevant to Martin Luther King Day.
Tomorrow is the annual observance of Martin Luther King’s birthday. His actual birthdate was January 15, 1929. I’m always aware of how young he was when he was making a name for himself: in his 20s in Birmingham days; 34 at the “I have a dream” day in D.C. in 1963; 39 when he was […]
PRENOTE: In early December I sent a brief query to a good friend who’s long-time on the e-list for this blog. I didn’t hear from him, which caused me no concern. A few days ago, I decided to follow up, and in fairly short order came a reply from him – it appeared. It was […]
As of Jan. 2025, here is the final vote for President. I highlight the Kamala Harris vote as Harris and Walz were my preference. I am only a single voter, but over 75,000,000 others voted as I did. Individually we lack strength; working together in various ways we are strong. January 20 is inauguration […]
Yesterday, a man with residences in New York, Florida and other places, was convicted of 34 felonies in New York State, subject to appeal later. He apparently will be the first President inaugurated in this country as a convicted felon. I’ll leave to Joyce Vance and the man’s niece to comment. Joyce’s commentary is here; […]
Today is the celebration of Jimmy Carter’s life at the National Cathedral in Washington DC. December 30, 2024, I did a post about President Carter, and this week, Chuck Woolery sent me his comments. which appear in the comments section of the December 30 post, and which I recommend to you on this date, as […]
Last night, we learned of the Pacific Palisades fire not long after the residents of Pacific Palisades itself. That is the nature of today’s instant communication. world wide. As I write, the city sounds as if it has essentially been destroyed. At moments like this, one feels helpless, whether on the scene or far away. […]