RELATED, IF YOU WISH: I strongly recommend this GoFundMe project. * My preoccupation for this week was to watch almost all of the impeachment proceedings in the U.S. Senate. It was a long slog. I write this between the end of Friday and Saturday, which may wrap up the proceedings. I don’t pretend to know […]
Shortly, the made-for-tv crime show, “The Impeachment of the President of the United States”. It is a deadly serious event, with consequences for the remainder of American history. At the same time I’m sort of preparing for a spectacle like “The Apprentice” or, more likely, “The Wizard of Oz”, featuring among others, Dorothy, the Wicked […]
My daughter, Joni, is principal of a large suburban middle school. Here is her Feb 6 note about how it is a her school during this year of Covid-19. Her sister, my daughter, 45, has recently been diagnosed as positive for Covid-19. “[Our sister/daughter] continues to only have mild symptoms, but my personal school experiences […]
Occasionally, in my little corner of the universe, I have to make a decision, as yesterday, when Kathy sent a comment she had seen responding to a Heather Cox Richardson blog. The comment was long and I include it as sent. I also agree with it, but that is extraneous…I publish even items I disagree […]
February 8, 2021: The latest Heather Cox Richardson blog gives a good primer for today. Note also the comments at the end of the below blog. Mine is one of them. also February 8, 2021: “Why You Can’t Understand Conservative Rhetoric” February 9, 2021 3:30 a.m.: hours before the Impeachment trial begins, “Grievous Constitutional Crimes“. […]
Today I made a routine stop at the Post Office. An afterthought: we needed some stamps. I looked at the display at the window, and a commemorative caught my eye, a bit too small to make out who it was. “August Wilson” said the clerk; “I knew him personally”, I said. I bought a couple […]
It’s Black History month. Long-time friend, Peter Barus, out in rural Vermont, sent the following along on Feb. 1. Carve out the 55 minutes to listen to this, while in the midst of all the junk we’re dealing with these days. I knew of, but little about, Philips. You can read more about him on-line […]
We’re in the midst of many serious troubles in our country, and it’s really important to be engaged in the struggle for sanity for our present and for our future. Today is about one year since Covid-19 started to enter the world vocabulary. The first case in the U.S. was Jan. 2020. The first death […]
POSTNOTE Jan. 30, 2021: On or about Feb. 8, 2021, the Impeachment trial will begin in the U.S. Senate, relating to events including Jan. 6. The most comprehensive summary on the issue I have thus far seen is this post, filed overnight, Jan. 30. * This post is an invitation to consider where we, as […]
We’re in the Age of Zoom (my apologies to competitors). Even as a retiree with 21 years seniority, I have at least 3 Zoom events this week. Two are listed below, and worth checking out.. Coffee Hour on Haiti, Sat Jan 30, 10 to noon CST. All details here. Today, was a very stimulating full […]