Rainy Morning birdwalk June 17, 2015 Rainy Morning: something I’ve longed for during a week of sunny days. Needed to buckle down and sift through oceans of paper that I’ve… Continue Reading
What I read and watch February 13, 2015 I’m not sure why my Buddy sent me to this page on Nora Robert’s recreational reading. She’s an author whose pseudonym I’ve run across… Continue Reading
Where I go to a very black place October 19, 2014 Yesterday’s volunteer work at the Church will end up being two days. We had a small crew scraping and painting the sills of all… Continue Reading
Remember Harry. You are not the little Dutch boy… October 13, 2014 …and your blog is not a Holy Dam. [pun intended] Blog posts born of an overactive mind are a pain. I got Rosebud started… Continue Reading
in Brief 1 – Turn, Turn, Turn (not so brief) October 10, 2014 As I put on Pandora I once again had to switch it from the kid’s rock station to one of my presets. This time… Continue Reading
The Presidential role call October 8, 2014 I’m about to tread on familiar territory. I surprised myself by finding this old post in a search. It only goes back to last… 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
Still sweeping Red under the Rug May 8, 2014 Shielding Johnson Controls from public scrutiny is an old habit that just won’t die. Perhaps a few of my readers read the piece my… Continue Reading
The Gusset Plate May 4, 2014 Once again I’ve woken at threeish in the morning with the School District on my mind. My plan was to edit the last post… Continue Reading
The problems of one little school district… May 3, 2014 For six months since my election I’ve been blogging like someone walking on eggs. Even so, the traffic to my blog has been pretty… Continue Reading
Tenth anniversary of tragic stupidity March 25, 2013 I let the tenth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq go unremarked upon. Finally a brutal photograph has nudged me out of my silence…. Continue Reading
GOP = Ghastly Organized Putrescence – Pt 3 January 26, 2013 Lincoln long fantasized about joining the pantheon of America’s founding fathers or perhaps lamented the seeming impossibility of joining it. His law partner, Herndon,… Continue Reading
GOP = Ghastly Organized Putrescence Pt 2 January 25, 2013 I’ve felt compelled to think long and hard about Thomas Jefferson through the years because I know that my Grandfather, George Robb, had so… Continue Reading
Hard Truths September 3, 2012 I just read a very short critical essay by Simon Schama on the fabulists and mythologizers at the recent GOP National Convention: Here’s one… Continue Reading
How I became a Republican February 16, 2012 A follow up to the previous post. So Grandma got us a room in the Duluth Radisson. Grandma and I call our Wednesdays with… Continue Reading
Me and the GOP January 5, 2012 Like the communists that were kicked out of the Democratic Party in the 1940’s liberals were kicked out of the GOP but over a… Continue Reading
Armistice Day November 11, 2011 I’ve been in KCMO for the past couple days. Here’s the scoop in brief. My Grandfather George Robb was honored on November 10th at… Continue Reading
Lilly August 19, 2011 Topeka, Kansas, was not the South but it was close enough to have a sizeable black population. I was a child there in the… Continue Reading
I’m going to court March 11, 2009 Five little people (I’m one of them) are bringing suit against two monsters. The first is the Duluth School District which has $170 million… Continue Reading
Jan 20, 2008 January 20, 2009 When I was a child in 1960’s Topeka, Kansas I was very attuned to the centenary of the American Civil War. My father was… Continue Reading