This morning I think back to a long ago church service I remember vividly. In my tradition (Catholic) each Sunday there is a Gospel reading from the Christian scripture, followed by a homily by the Priest based on the scripture. On this particular Sunday, a visiting Priest read the text which includes the phrase “thou […]
This post has numerous parts, thus “potpourri”. Browse through, check out what you wish. Pre-note 4:30 a.m. Nov. 6, 2020: Overnight, “Rage Against the Inevitable”. As I noted yesterday, “my next election post will likely come after there is [some relatively reasonable] consensus on who is declared winner of the Presidential election.” Blogging will […]
At this space, in my October 2 post, I said this: “It is my intention to take a vacation from this space for at least the next month (through the election)”. As I began this post (October 7), I was already finding this a difficult task. There were 11 posts then to now. I let […]
Remembering a disastrous fire. Oct 25, my brother John, who’s an avid explorer, sent a note with several photos, from the former Paradise. Here are his notes, followed by a few comments. “…. California, that is Two years after the big burn that pretty much wiped out this town of several thousand that was nestled […]
The following is being published today (Oct. 31) and will be a link to the Antifa post of Oct 23. This arrangement is intentional; the posts are directly related. Pre-note: Today (Oct. 24) the top headline in the Minneapolis StarTribune was “Boogaloo linked to [Minneapolis] 3rd Precinct [police station] assault”. Gandhi Mahal restaurant was one […]
20 years ago today – it was a Saturday – Cathy and I married. Most folks who read this post know us in person or various aspects of us from references here. There is no need to go into detail. Like for most everyone else, COVID-19 has changed our routine. Our anniversary dinner will be […]
First, Willie Nelson on Voting. VOTE. * Today is the 75th birthday of the United Nations. I am a strong supporter of the United Nations. I’m in good company. Not everyone is a fan. Whatever its problems, the UN has been a major factor in keeping nations and peoples from obliterating each other as we […]
POSTNOTE Oct 25: Today’s Minneapolis paper had two 16 page advertising inserts about a major exhibit on fascism in Minnesota at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of the Minnesota. This includes an online talk Oct 28 7-8:30 p.m. and an exhibit beginning Oct 25 through January 2021. Here’s the link with details. POSTNOTE […]
Yesterday I was at the local supermarket which is our favorite. I was waiting near the checkout, and noticed the employees were unusually animated (read: silly). These days the store is usually a serious place, with Covid-19 and all. I particularly noticed one employee who some weeks earlier had seemed pretty depressed and angry; today […]
The first Presidential debate I can recall was the Kennedy-Nixon debate in 1960. It was the first televised presidential debate in history. I was in college, not yet 21, the then-voting age, but I do remember that it was a college event in a time of only black and white television and small screen TVs. […]