Today is the 37th Martin Luther King Day. MLK 1/15/29- 4/4/68 On Saturday, my friend Joyce sent along a message about the Jan. 14, 2023, New York Times, a column by Jamelle Bouie. I’d recommend that you read this column, here: NYT Jamelle Bouie Jan 2023. Bouie focuses on a sermon given by MLK […]
The primary purpose of this post is the following paragraph. I know J. and her work well. The talk on Zoom next week is very much worth your time. Upcoming: One week from today, Thursday, January 19, 7 p.m. CST. J. Drake Hamilton of Fresh Energy will be guest speaker via Zoom for Citizens for […]
Postnote January 11 & 12, 2023: What rages on, beginning yesterday, are the papers found in Biden’s office which were immediately reported and produced to the National Archives. There is much more to this story, and more to be told. Personally, I support the established legal process of the Department of Justice. One of […]
Last night the Speaker for the 118th Congress was elected 216-212: two years after January 6, 2021; two months after Nov. 8, 2022; three days after January 3, 2023; 15 ballots after…. My post, is here. I have read all of the comments, from 1o individuals. I welcome more, which I will add here. The […]
Jan 5, 2022 8:45 p.m. – See postnote before Comments section. Jan 5 10 a.m. CST – There are comments coming in, but no time to add a few of them. See the end of post for others. They’re worth reading. Check back later this afternoon. * We’re in the third day of paralysis in […]
POSTNOTE; 8:30 P.M. Jan. 3: A very powerful video from Ukraine President Zelenskyy to his people at New Year 2023. 17 minutes. Subtitled. Here. Great thanks to Molly. * Today is when the U.S. Congress is sworn in – a biennial ritual for, I suppose, most of the 235 or so years there has been […]
All best for a good New Year in 2023. Today, I think most about the empty chairs I learn of each year, with increasing frequency. They are the people I knew who passed on in the preceding twelve months, some who I learn of in notes from their survivor. I’m not alone in this ritual, […]
POSTNOTE Dec. 26, 2022: The following paragraphs basically summarize events the last few days before Christmas. Here are two commentaries which I think you’d find of interest, received today: Letters from an American Dec 25; The Weekly Sift, Dec. 26. The “Patriots” are all of us who saved the country from the invasion Jan. 6, […]
About noon my time, today, Dec. 19, 2022, the Jan. 6 Select Committee convenes in Washington D.C. I will watch, as I have watched every one of the public hearings of the committee thus far. (The official website of the committee does not show any scheduled hearing; most public channels will carry the proceedings live.) […]
PRENOTE: Today is Beethoven’s birthday. Thanks to Molly for this. Molly: Celebrate with this (or other) rendition of the 4th movement of his 9th Symphony! * This morning I awoke with one of those unfinished dreams: I was at a conference somewhere and the leader had given us an assignment, to come to the closing […]