Six months from today is the 4th of July, the 250th birthday of the United States. By my count that’s 147 days; beyond that, by my count 269 days from now, is Election Day, 2026, November 3. How does your “making a difference” calendar look like between now and then. Set aside some time every […]
February is Black History Month. I’d offer the post I did a couple of weeks ago on Martin Luther King Jr Day, which is here. This post contains Martin Luther King Jrs Letter from the Birmingham Jail, and the letter from Birmingham church leaders at the time, which led to his response from Jail about […]
It has been a rough 7 months since Melissa and John Hortman were assassinated in suburban Minneapolis on June 24, 2025. Thence came Annunciation School children targeted at Catholic Mass in south Mpls, followed by the recent killings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti on south Minneapolis streets at hands of ICE, and more. […]
Two days ago I was delivering my spouse to the Day Surgery section of Abbott Northwestern Hospital (ANW) in Minneapolis. The objective was a new shoulder, with overnight stay. (All went fine. I brought her home yesterday.) I spent nine hours at the hospital, before 10 a.m. to after 6 p.m. Wednesday, mostly waiting. You’ve […]
Several previous posts on the Minnesota situation accessible here. Sunday, one of you sent a note from England: “What with the storms & bitterly cold weather as well as the distressing images we see, I just thought I would drop you a line to make sure all ‘s well.” I replied: “Just got back from […]
If you have questions, please ask, or if you see errors, point them out – I’m doing this on the fly. I guess I live in a war zone – at least as it is publicly portrayed in the words of the President of the United States and media, which persists in giving him undeserved […]
Today is Martin Luther King Day. I notice it is not even mentioned on the White House website, at least I see no reference, Of course, in every community in one way or another today will be recognized. This is my tiny contribution. I word searched Martin Luther King and found 80 blogs with references […]
PRE-NOTE: The content below the asterisk was written and published Jan. 16, If you read nothing else, note paragraphs 9&10 (para beginning with “Wednesday”). The City Council meeting is very powerful, in a positive sort of way. Previous related posts for Jan 7, 13 and 14 are accessible here, [and Jan. 19 here]. You can […]
PRENOTE: This is the third post on ICE in Minnesota. The previous posts, on January 7 and 13 are included from about 24 hours ago when I posted my personal observations about ICE in my city. I posted on what I was actually personally experiencing (and indeed am still experiencing), but I knew the rest […]
Seven days ago I was waiting for my flat tire issue to be resolved, and saw the first report of 34th and Portland on the local Fox News channel. The post is here, as added to with numerous comments since publication. This post is a few musings about today and the past seven in the […]