This post is really about Ukraine, and Kurdistan (not a country)…. First, here is the geographical environment (pdf is a map of the larger region surrounding Ukraine): Ukraine area. Ukraine is slightly smaller than Texas, and 47th largest country in the world. The map is the National Geographic Atlas of the World, 7th Edition, 1999, […]
NOTE: After the Wednesday debates, Don Singley sent a personal commentary which he headed “Kudos”. I asked permission to share it as a blog post, which he granted, and I published under “Don Singley: Kudos” on October 16. All was well, except the copy would not double space, as on the original. So, the original […]
PRE-NOTE: An outstanding film we saw yesterday: Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice * My friend, Emmett, sent a note overnight: “Hope your heart appointment went well. Please let me know what the results were.” The note jogs this post, which I was going to do anyway. People I know, all know I had […]
POSTNOTE Oct 12: A surprise comment from Carole, writing from Amman Jordan. “I might have even flown out to protest — had I been home. But, a do a lot of that in [Washington] DC! [Here], for fun, is a shot of the hunter moon rising tonight in Wadi Rum. POSTNOTE Oct 10: Here is […]
Today, October 2, is the 150th birthday of Gandhi. Simply put his name in your internet search box for any information you may wish to seek. This morning a friend gave me this pin in honor of Gandhi: A few minutes earlier (we were all at a meeting), another friend suggested a book club […]
One or two readers might be interested in my position on the current matter in Washington. Here is the relevant part of a single page letter I hand-delivered to the office of my Congressperson on September 2, 2019: “IMPEACHMENT: (SUPPORT) I strongly believe that the House of Representatives needs to deal aggressively with the impeachment… […]
PRE-NOTE: I didn’t pre-plan my blogs, but the ones for 9-11-19, 9-20-19 and 9-23-19 fit together with todays. “Long ago” (two weeks) I didn’t factor in the phenomenal 8-night Ken Burns series on Country Music; nor the opening of the UN this week, and the Presidents dismissive comments on globalism in favor of nationalism (which […]
The 75th year of the UN is 2019-2020. On October 23, at the James J. Hill House on Summit Avenue, is a very special event. Details here: The Future We Want001. Make it a point to attend. Reservations needed. Best advice: reserve soon. Space is limited. https://www.globalminnesota.org/event/the-future-we-want-the-un-we-need/. RELATED NOTE: You may have already seen […]
POSTNOTE SEPTEMBER 21: This mornings “Walk for Planet Peace” faces threatening weather, but I think I’m going to try it. Here’s the flier: Walk for Planet Peace005. This is part of the 10 Days Free from Violence program: 10 Days002. Participate if you can, not only within the 10 Days, but ongoing. * Posted […]
I viewed the new film “Official Secrets” on Saturday afternoon at the Edina Theater. It is a film that is engrossing, and its topic is the run-up to ‘shock and awe’ in Iraq which began about the first day of spring in 2003 – a day that should live in infamy for all of us. […]