Kathy alerted me to a 18 minute piece on NBC April 21. It features brief comments made very recently and personally by Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joseph Biden. It is well worth your time. Link is here. “Cost of admission” is a 25 second ad. Here is a chronological […]
A year ago today we were about half way through the first 100 days of DJT’s second term. Speaking only for myself, back then I was suspecting the worst, but in retrospect I was grossly underestimating the reality to come, and we’re only in the second year. Cuba is on the plate, and I think […]
Wednesday was tax day. I had our appointment on April 8, and had left the prep materials with our advisor, One problem: one 1099 had gone missing. The good news was we would likely be getting a refund on both federal and state. I had no idea why. There were some peculiarities in some of […]
We watched the conclusion of the Artemis II mission on April 10, 2026. In all ways it was impressive – a perfect landing. Only a few dilemmas. Here was my view as the spacecraft neared touchdown. I was most impressed with the diversity of the four person crew: a woman, an African-American, a Canadian, and […]
Today, Sunday April 12, I went to church as usual. Today’s Mass was in a new venue, still at Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, but today, and for the next 48 Sundays, the sanctuary is the church undercroft (basement) as the 100 year old sanctuary, and the church generally, is being renovated. I’m a […]
Jim posted a long response to the April 5 blog on Iran. Here is his entire point of view: “You asked for response…! Here goes. As usual, I suspect neither you or many (any?) of your other friends is going to agree with much of this. Forgive the digression, but I want to start […]
POSTNOTE: April 6, 2026: Sometime today, apparently, we’ll be told what is planned for the people of Iran. I am deliberately writing this before I know the substance of whatever announcement will be made. Other recent posts about the Iran issue: February 23, March 3, 14, 15 note archives at right. Largely because of a […]
POSTNOTE April 1, 2026: The same day I published this, David shared an item from the Minnesota Star Tribune on March 26: Abdi Elmi March 26 2026. The setting is the coffee shop I frequent daily. I know all of the persons involved in the conversation, though until the article, I wasn’t aware that the […]
Saturday March 28, 2026. No Kings national demonstrations. All info here. In case you haven’t seen it, Thomas Friedman wrote an outstanding commentary about Twin Cities actions during the ICE “surge” in early 2026. Links are in the post I did March 15, here. Friedman is a native of the Twin Cities. It’s a good […]
Three items on a snow day in Minnesota 1. Thomas Friedman. Robert Reich, on March 15, 2026, shared a remarkable column by Twin Cities native Tom Friedman about the example demonstrated by the citizens of Minneapolis particularly in recent troubled times. I hope the column is accessible to all. It is long and very […]