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 […]
Monday Feb. 3 is two weeks after the Inauguration of #47 on Jan. 20, 2025. At the end of this post is what I wrote Jan. 18&25. If you are interested, here are my posts from Jan 18 forward to now (just select archive for January 2025 at right): Jan 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the Tariff, Feb 2: here Friend Molly sent me a couple of commentaries relating to Canadian views of the proposed Tariffs on Canadian trade to be imposed by the United States. Here they are, without elaboration from me; First, here. Molly: Robert Reich posted this beautifully done piece on […]
The new regime took power January 20, 2025, about two weeks ago. There has been a blitzkrieg, intended chaos. It’s now up to you and me and the other 75,000,000 of us who voted for a different future on November 5. All previous posts can be accessed at the archive for January 2025. “Each One”. […]
Most every day, my extravagance is a cup of coffee at the Woodbury City Centre Caribou Coffee. The most recent cup set me back $2.81, plus the usual $1.00 tip or $3.81. Caribou is where I start my day at 6 a.m. It is a part of my daily ritual, ever more simple as I […]
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 […]