Entries by dickbernard

Four Weeks

I spared neither time nor expense for my artwork.  Four weeks from today is “all she wrote”…and voting is only part of the citizens duty.  Know who you’re voting for, and support them in the many ways you can in the next weeks.  Nov. 9 is too late. Here is the portal for Information, again: […]

Thirty Days

It is one month exactly from Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. There is no doubt where I stand.  I make that declaration at the right on this screen every time I’ve published since March, 2009. I am a Democrat, and I always vote, well informed, on all races from local to national. I have been […]

Elvis

Saturday evening we watched the new film Elvis.  I’d give it high marks, worth the time, if you have any interest whatsoever in “The King”. There were three of us a”in the house” literally.  Son-in-law Don came over and joined us. There are a great plenty of reviews and others personal experiences about Elvis Presley […]

2022 US Election

Companion posts August 1&2 accessible here.  These define my own politics, and why I feel the way I do. * I wondered about voter turnout in the 2020 election in the United States.  Here’s what the Census Department reported.  In numbers: about 240 million were eligible to vote; only two-thirds actually voted in the heaviest […]

Nuclear Weapons

POSTNOTE: from the Saturday Minneapolis Star Tribune, here. PRENOTE:  Today early voting begins in Minnesota.  Any information for a Minnesota voter can be seen here.  National information here.  NBC has a Plan Your Vote site as well. I will post about the upcoming election, likely on Mon. Sep. 26. More about Golden Rule at Watergate […]

International Day of Peace

Today is the International Day of Peace (IDP).  On this day, in fact, as I write this sentence, President Biden is addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. IDP is an initiative of the United Nations.  The UN history of the day is here.  The short story: the day was first observed […]

The British Empire

Today was the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.  It was about 10 days ago that she died. The British Empire from Wikimedia Commons.  (You can access a larger version of the map at the Wiki article on the British Empire.  Pink shading is the maximum extent of the empire.) My initial post “The Queen” was […]

Seriously….

Pre-Note: I’d highly recommend the upcoming activities of Twin Cities Nonviolent, including Golden Rule and Peacestock.  Details are here.  Those in Twin Cities, specifically note the activity for International Day of Peace on Wed., September 21, 4 p.m.  (The site on Wednesday is proximate to the Longfellow Grill, 2990 W River Pkwy  at Lake Street […]

“All hands on deck”

You won’t see an abundance of words in this post, but behind the links are lots of possibilities for action, especially if you have any interest in Peace and Justice Issues.  An earlier post on the Golden Rule, Sep. 12, is here. Last night (Sep. 15) we were at a great twin cities kickoff for […]

The Golden Rule

The ship is in! The Golden Rule is docked about 10 miles from where I type, in nearby Hudson WI.  I haven’t gone over to see it yet, but will, probably tomorrow.  Golden Rule has a very long history.  It’s story is told, briefly, in a link below. A special event, sponsored by Veterans for […]