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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]