More than a great plenty to “chew on” if you wish…have a very good Memorial Day weekend. There is much going on – for sure, read the POSTNOTE at end of this post. * Before giving the floor to SAK: Wednesday of this week we were privileged to attend the Senior Academic Awards program at the […]
(The Air Force Academy was near brand new at the time, having come to its present Colorado Springs location in 1959.) * This afternoon we were invited to a recognition event at our grandson Spencer’s high school. Spencer did a deferred enlistment in the U.S. Marines last summer, and when he graduates from high […]
Yesterday we went to an outstanding film whose narrator is Pope Francis. We saw this just released film at the Edina Theater. Here is information about the film, including reviews. We both would give it the highest rating. Pope Francis needs no introduction on the world stage. Nor does St. Francis of Assisi, the Saint […]
PRENOTE: I began this post on Mothers Day, 2018. Mother’s Day was a beautiful day in the Twin Cities. We had been to Mass at Basilica of St. Mary, and I was waiting for Cathy near the southwest ground level door. I heard a rustling in the grass and dry leaves and caught a flash […]
PRENOTE: There was another mass killing in a school yesterday – in Santa Fe TX. It was a copy cat of Columbine, but there the comparison ends. Take time to read Disinformation Information. * “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” Confucius I’ve been considering what to say in this space […]
Wednesday evening I traveled out to suburban Minneapolis for what I believe is the 19th annual year-end appreciation dinner of the Union representing the teachers of the Anoka-Hennepin School District. This is not an unusual trip for me. I’m sure I’ve missed a dinner or two over the past 19 years, but that has been […]
UPDATE May 23, from cousin Georgine who lives in Kailua-Kona: “The news makes it sound like the volcano is all over the island (see the picture with imagined). The reality is the picture on the right. Was glad to see this. It is hard to describe.” By no means does this minimize the disaster for […]
UPDATE: Follow the walk at Walk for Hope & Peace 2018 on Facebook. Earlier post on Korean war era here. Today, Kyong Juhn, a Korean born photographer from Rochester MN begins a 323 mile walk from Rochester to Bemidji to mirror her mothers 323 miles walk from North Korea to South Korea years ago. The […]
UPDATE May 22: World Law Day program was a success last evening. Here is the program: World Law Day Program001. Supporting materials are linked below. Video of Louisa Hext talk on Forgiveness can be viewed at the Citizens For Global Solutions website, here. * Today is World Law Day. Late this afternoon about 40 of us […]
The handshake and the stepping across the line at Panmunjon yesterday were of more than symbolic significance. It passes with more than routine notice: a step on a long road ahead, hopefully between two sovereign nations, together, rather than manipulated by some Greater Power(s). I’ve written about Korea a few times, most recently here. A […]