By my count, today is day 32 of the first 100 days of what more and more seems like an attempted bloodless coup d’etat. I am simply one of the peasants wondering what to do – if I can do anything. I can’t sit idly by. There are at least 75,000,000 of us that did […]
A reminder of the responsibility of being part of a Democracy. Last week came one of those outsized don’t ignore envelopes, including a return address that I recognized – a statewide group I’ve been a member of for years, though never really been active within it. Inside the large envelope were two other envelopes, one […]
Feb. 12 was Abe Lincoln’s birthday, and Feb 17 is the official President’s Day this year, and George Washington’s Birthday is the 17th and Valentine’s Day is today. So it goes, Happy All of Them to Everybody. Here’s Wikipedia’s interesting recitation on Presidents Day. The cards, as usual, are from the Busch farm trove […]
Yesterday was the “Gathering” to say goodbye to our friend Don, who died Feb. 3 at 95 years of age. Don was our across-the-street neighbor for many years, until the old-people’s carriage, an ambulance, took him to the hospital in the Fall of 2021. He didn’t come home, but led the rest of his long […]
This is a note to the 75 million voters. for Harris/Walz on Nov. 5, and to the many others who now wish they had. There are endless ways to peacefully and affirmatively act in solidarity. Carol sent an idea on Feb. 10, which follows: You probably all know that Cliff and I were married in […]
Earlier today came the announcement that the production of the penny may be ended. Some details are in this PBS report. It’s no news that it costs more to make a penny, than the penny is worth. I don’t know about you, but if I see a penny on the ground, I don’t expend a […]
Previous posts this week February 3, 4 and 6. Access at archive at right. If you access Facebook, Molly offers a treat from Bob Dylan at Newport Folk Festival 1964. * As I write these words on Friday, the prediction is for possibly 5-10 inches of snow overnight and Saturday morning. So we might be […]
Yesterday a guy came in for coffee. He’s someone I’ve seen before, this day proudly wearing his “T*ump 2024” baseball hat. I wa minding my own business, and had no interest in engaging with him. One of the guys sitting next table over said “Nice baseball hat”, which pleased the guy. But I also noticed […]
Ken Martin, new Chair of the Democratic National Committee Ken Martin is a Minnesotan and I have been familiar with his career since he became chair of the Minnesota DFL in 2011. At the time, I was an active and founding member of the DFL Senior Caucus, on whose Board I served from 2006-2016. I […]
15 days ago was the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States. All I need to say about that is easily accessible in the archives of this blog, between January 18 and February 2, 2025. I have recommended, there, resources about history, national and international affairs that I trust and follow most every […]