The elephant in the DFL screening room May 21, 2017 I had a jolly good time at the screening committee. I knew several of the screeners some of whom may have been surprised to… Continue Reading
Luverne Klar Wrassler extraordinaire March 13, 2017 Coach Klar died last Saturday. I got word from the webpage set up for my fellow Mankato High classmates. I will write a little… Continue Reading
Some random thoughts November 19, 2016 My Bad. The testy relationship with my “Buddy” is one of the casualties of the Presidential election. We called each other some names that,… Continue Reading
Gambling on Central April 27, 2016 I will have a busy morning of blogging once again based on stories in today’s Trib. But first an old story from 2012 sent… Continue Reading
East against West Pt 1 Stained Glass October 19, 2015 God is giving me this wonderful weather. That’s a pretty remarkable thing for an avowed agnostic to say but it’s how I’ve felt for… Continue Reading
Chopped liver follow up July 8, 2015 The fellow asking me about the late notification I received from Administration on the failure of the Rockridge property sale was my oft mentioned… Continue Reading
Rosie’s Hardball July 2, 2015 (This post was first conceived as: MAJ 7 Rosie’s Hardball on April 9, 2015) At our closed school board meetings Rosie Loeffler-Kemp regularly says… Continue Reading
Do I have a choice? May 19, 2015 I linked to a blog post from a very bright analyst of the Duluth Schools last week. Karl Schuettler is an East Grad now… Continue Reading
A shot over the bow May 15, 2015 Chair Michael Miernicki once said when he prevented Art Johnston and me from getting information related to something, probably the Red Plan’s financing, that… Continue Reading
Ohhh that persistant gadfly….. May 5, 2015 A riposte: Harry: But the Koch Brothers are not unique in their “Advertisement buying”, relative to Democratic financial contributors. So, “more accurate”, would not… Continue Reading
Sauna stories & Jeno Paulucci January 17, 2015 Yesterday upon returning from the MSBA conference I was alone as my wife had driven to the Twin Cities for her Seminary classes. Having… Continue Reading
Tenterhooks Pt. 1B – I’m no saint October 25, 2014 You will want to begin reading this at Tenterhooks Part 1A I’m no saint So, last night after a second day playing with automobile… Continue Reading
“So what?” October 2, 2014 One of my regular email pals sent me an email this morning that helped me decide what today’s post would be about. This, by… Continue Reading
Promises, Promises August 23, 2014 I’ve promised readers that I would explain my theory that one tool used in the courts is to impoverish court adversaries. This relates to… Continue Reading
Always grateful for some feedback July 24, 2014 I’m always cheered when someone sends me email based on a post. (you can find my email address in the third link from the… Continue Reading
Literary criticism July 20, 2014 My old buddy quite rightly poked a little hole in my literary interpretation. I observed that the “Zenith City” of Sinclair Lewis’s Babbitt described… Continue Reading
Otto immobile July 4, 2014 Two months ago I gave the State Auditor, Rebeccca Otto, a letter about my concerns about the School Board’s apparent violation of its public… Continue Reading
Down to the River to Pray June 5, 2014 The 2014 Denfeld Graduation has been over for a couple hours. I handed out 40 diplomas as a School Board member. It was a… Continue Reading
Nugget 4 – Singing the blues May 18, 2014 I’ve commented briefly about the Spanish 5 classes. I’m sure that the Board will now be shamed into making sure Denfeld students get that… Continue Reading
Nugget 3, Belated tours May 18, 2014 I can no longer put off visiting our new schools. I’ll confess that my PTSD from fighting the Red Plan left me very reluctant… Continue Reading