Pre-note: please take time to review September 6 post here. Queen Elizabeth II died yesterday at age 96. Only France’s Louis XIV, who became King at age four, had a longer reign. I won’t horn in on others territory – the news will be endless. The Queen was an individual. Like all of us, she […]
60 days from this Thursday, at least by my calculation, will be the most consequential American election of my entire life. Actually, in my state, Minnesota, voting begins Sep 23; best to be registered to vote by Oct. 18. The Minnesota rules can be seen here. You can see your sample ballot here. (For other […]
Recent Posts:1) Al Franken: 2) New School Year; 3) Ukraine Visitors; 4) Activism; 5) State Fair; 6) Mikhail Gorbachev, 7) Insecure Yes, there have been several recent posts. Take your pick. Many readers are ‘activists’. Please take a look at the post on activism. On this Labor Day, simply some suggestions about very interesting upcoming events: […]
February 16, 2022, I published my first post about the Ukraine crisis. Later that week, more than 6 months ago, I had surgery for Colon cancer. The post is accessible here. The first shot had not yet been fired. Fast forward: August 23, I was part of a group who might a wonderful bunch […]
Mikhail Gorbachev died August 30, 2022, at 91. I’ll leave the news to the regular media. This post is to pass along some long ago memories, from early June, 1990, when the Gorbachev’s visited Minnesota. I took quite a number of pictures, such as you can take snapshots of a VIP when you’re just trying […]
I made the trip over to the Fairgrounds Monday – first time in a couple of years. It was a very nice day, a large throng “like the olden days” (120,288 attendance on Monday). If you’re interested in such things, here’s the link. There was no Fair in 2020, and something of a tippy-toe back […]
This post is about activists, of whom I personally know many, including on this blog list. Activists – no matter the cause – are not large in number. A Lutheran Pastor I greatly respect, a man whose flock was college students in California in the turbulent 1960s, estimated that perhaps 2% of the students at […]
August 23 was a remarkable day. I had about an hour to visit with a couple of Ukrainian kids, part of a group on a few weeks visit to the U.S. Later I learned that August 24 is Ukraine’s Independence Day. With 194 nations in the world, it’s hard to stay current on everything! […]
Today is the first day of the Minnesota State Fair. It’s a drizzly day, and I suppose the first regular State Fair in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Soon to follow will be the first day of SchooI. For local teachers this is next Monday; for students the day after Labor Day. And, of […]
Last Friday night I saw Al Franken perform at the Acme Comedy Club in Minneapolis. Initially I was odd man out – five people, four tickets. Shingles waylaid the person who bought the tickets, and this left an opening for me, which I took. I’ve known about Al Franken for many years, but must admit […]