Some weeks ago I went shopping for a kid-friendly map of the United States, specifically for this space. It was not a simple search, basically I ended up looking for a stand-alone puzzle. Finally, the folks at Barnes and Noble came up with this one. which is more than adequate – 100 pieces. (If you’re […]
PRE-NOTE: Sunday we had occasion to see an excellent comedy at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, “The Nacirema Society”. It is worth your time. It runs through May 24. Details at the Guthrie website. More description from the program booklet here: Nacirema Society. * Five years ago – mid-March, 2020 – was the official acknowledgement […]
NOTE: Thursday 8 p.m. MSNBC special about/with Federal Employees affected by the DOGE actions in the first 100 days. Also, see post on Law Day published Thursday, May 1, 2025. At the beginning of the 100 days I made a decision to save the news section of each days Minnesota Star Tribune. The above photo […]
Yesterday was Earth Day. The death of Pope Francis was top priority on the news. On the other hand, it would be hard to find a more enthusiastic ‘fan’ of the whole range of sustainability than Pope Francis, and that is already being remembered in news we hall continue to see. Heather Cox Richardson gives […]
Tomorrow, Tuesday April 22, is Earth Day: here’s what I wrote last week. Yesterday was Easter Sunday, thoughts about community. Finally, some thoughts on immigrants on Good Friday. * Pope Francis died overnight. I’d like to briefly share some tiny bits and pieces from my perspective, the first from a post I wrote on March […]
Today is Easter Sunday. This morning about 6 I was treated to a wonderful skyscape right before sunrise. My choice for Easter Sunday is an e-mail received from a LaMoure County ND friend on April 3. She sent me the below clip from the LaMoure Chronicle, the long-time weekly newspaper for the community of LaMoure […]
All best wishes to everyone on this Easter weekend. 250 years ago was a momentous moment is the history of the United States. On the 250th anniversary, at the Old North Church in Boston, Heather Cox Richardson talked about the events leading later to the United States of America. I am a subscriber to her […]
Today is Good Friday in the Catholic tradition, nearing Easter, at the end of what is called Holy Week which began last Sunday, Palm Sunday. I have 84 years of experience with Holy Week in the Catholic Church. Lots of memories. More in a bit on that. This week the really intense news emphasis is […]
Today is tax day, Ours is not yet filed – an extension because one piece of paper remains to be received. There is no worry. We file our taxes with no complaint. We are ordinary people. We feel taxes are the reasonable dues for a livable society. I think my attitude is representative of […]
April 22, 2025, is the 55th celebration of Earth Day. The official website is here. I’m posting early about this so that there is some advance notice about this important annual observance. Pat Hamilton’s commentary has been waiting patiently in the wings since I saw it in the Minnesota Star Tribune on January 8, 2025: […]