POSTNOTE Feb. 21: A Texan talks about Texas exceptionalism, here. PDF of article: Texas Exceptionalism WaPo Feb 21 * Feb. 18: Stopped in at the gas station this morning to get a cup of coffee, and the clerk and I chatted a bit about Texas and the weather. It’s 10 above zero here in Woodbury, […]
Feb. 21: Program Info here. Today is Presidents’ Day, honoring George Washington(born Feb 22) and Abraham Lincoln (Feb 12). Last night we watched the first of a six-part series on Lincoln on CNN. It was excellent. It will likely be reprised this week, note CNN for the schedule, which I believe is the next six Sunday […]
On Valentine’s Day, 2021…. Friday’s e-mail brought this from our friend, Annelee Woodstrom, retired high school teacher, Teacher of the Year finalist in Minnesota in 1980, 94 years young, whose first 21 years of life were spent in Germany, including the entirety of the Third Reich, and who came to rural Minnesota as an immigrant, […]
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 […]