Entries by dickbernard

French Canada and the American Revolution

Please see note at end of post. Today, July 1, is Dominion Day in Canada.  The link is to the Canadian Government descriptor of the day. My father’s ancestry is 100% French-Canadian (mom was 100% German). Remi Roy, one of my numerous French-Canadian cousins, and valued friend, recently provided a very interesting summary of the […]

Little Big Horn

Heather Cox Richardson had a most interesting post on June 25, 2026, the 150th anniversary of Custer’s Last Stand at Little Big Horn.  There is nothing I can add to the conversation she begins about the relations between the American Indian and the young United States, suffice to say that her writing is a most […]

Comments from opposite poles

Hank, July 24, 2019:  Well Common criminal he may be, but [Trump] is the best thing this country has seen since Reagan Obama and the Clintons are far more than a common criminal and all should BE IN jail! They and their entourage (Biden, et al) have raped this country morally as well as financially […]

Fathers Day 2026

Today is Father’s Day.  Whoever, However, Whatever today relates to you, have a pleasant day.  There are assorted Father’s in my constellation, one of which is me. Saturday morning in front of this screen I took the below photo.  The second photo is on the wall behind me, “among my souvenirs”.  This is my ‘home […]

Obama Presidential Center; the Knicks and New York, et al.

In the last few days, the New York Knicks became the darlings of coming back, and winning; the Ukrainians struck back; the Obama Presidential Center had an inspired opening on Juneteenth. Heather Cox Richardson tied the package together, along with the Memorandum of Understanding between the White House and Iran. Here and here are the […]