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PRENOTE: My Comments on the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing in Senate Judiciary this past week, here. * Last Sunday, my sister in New York State invited family members to visit the live webcam overlooking the business street in Park Rapids MN. We agreed to rendezvous there by phone at 2 p.m., at which time my […]
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving. Have a good Thanksgiving. Consider making your own list of the positives that you can think of in your life, this past and most momentous year. I have a favorite postcard for this day: This is part of the Busch farm “collection” – old postcards saved by my grandparents primarily between […]
If the title of this post is familiar to you, then this post might be of interest to you. As I type, 9:30 a.m., Monday Nov. 15, the Judge and the Counsel are having a civil discussion about process prior to closing arguments to the Jury in this most significant trial in Kenosha WI, before […]
There were a few interesting comments to my post on Louts. Take a look, if you wish. A Followup post, Teeter-Totter, will be this weekend. As I write, Wednesday morning, Oct 13, 2021, the chatter on the television is all from or about 90 year old William Shatner, just returned from his 3 minutes in […]
My take on today’s news below (see August 14)…but first a diversion…a piece of nostalgia. On the recent trip to ND (recounted here), I bought a book on small town post offices which included a history of the post office in North Dakota by Kevin Carvell, who was long-time staff for U.S. Senator from N […]
REMINDER: One day left (today) for “The World Is My Country” online, Dec. 17 for on-line gathering with the producer of the film. Details here (scroll down to Third Thursday). * December 14, 2020: Merry Christmas. Here’s Bing Crosby’s rendition of Silent Night. In a few days it’s Christmas. Cathy always does the tree, we’ve downsized […]
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 […]
More at July 26, August 2 and 3 and other dates listed below, and others yet to come. Check back. Among 7.8 billion citizens of planet earth, 331 million in the United States, I am one. I have 80 years of experience in my native land, the United States of America. Everyone has their own […]
It’s been a long week. Eight months ago I was starting the process of recuperation from heart surgery, and among the very kind visitors were Donna and Rich Krisch, good friends from Basilica and activists in the cause for decent treatment of those have come to be called ‘illegals’ from anywhere. They brought me a […]
POSTNOTE, Monday morning: a longer summary of national views, here. A Bewildered Nation. * Another weekend; two more tragedies. Friday afternoon we were on the way home from a few days at a lake in northern Minnesota. At a stoplight, we ended up behind a car, whose decorations caught my attention: If you can’t read […]