I agree with Richard Nixon on this 100%: January 23, 2012 This is exactly how I felt in college and exactly how I feel today: It is terribly ironic that the man who said this… Continue Reading
My latest in the Reader November 24, 2020 I sculpted an innocent Turkey for Thanksgiving. The Reader has a more telling image to match the column I wrote for them. But this… Continue Reading
Egoists abound June 10, 2020 NOTE: My French studies must be working I used something closer to a french construction of the word egoiste than the English Egotist. Two… Continue Reading
“Stauber is facing off against . . . Harry Welty.” January 22, 2020 So says Fox 21 News: https://www.fox21online.com/2018/08/14/congressional-candidate-stauber-ready-for-strong-primary-showing/ While picking up a glazed-raised doughnut for my cold-suffering sweetie at Mt. Royal Foods this morning one of… Continue Reading
I want to dance with you in the worst way October 16, 2018 For those who think my politics are idiosyncratic I’ll not argue. I prefer that to conformity any day. So let me tell you who… Continue Reading
Wake up call – part 2 (now completed) July 4, 2018 I’m still practicing French and then I’ll probably start reading the best history of the bloodiest battle in American Military History the Meuse Argonne…. Continue Reading
Some filler between snow shoveling April 16, 2018 Busy, Busy, Busy. I only made about seven hours last week for my French studies……which are mostly a lot of drill, drill, drill. I… Continue Reading
Keeping one’s perspective while confronting local and national crisis March 23, 2017 Tonight I plan to attend a fun event at Denfeld, its annual Speech “Concert.” This will be easier for me because Claudia will be… Continue Reading
On the day that President Trump will give his first speech to Congress… February 28, 2017 … I was fixing old posts. One of them was this short post from JANUARY 23, 2012. Richard Nixon’s simple explanation for why America… Continue Reading
Email fencing over 2016 politics – Round 3 August 5, 2016 And my Buddy again: From “your Buddy” Sent: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 12:50:02 -0500 Subject: Re: Althouse: Have you watched last night’s Libertarian town… Continue Reading
Muhammed Ali – a Remembrance June 4, 2016 To write this post I googled a timeline of Muhammed Ali’s life. For the purpose of this post I’m only interested in my own… Continue Reading
George to Mitt – Don’t do it November 1, 2012 George Romney wasn’t writing to his son. He was writing to Barry Goldwater objecting to what would become the South’s take over of the… Continue Reading
Dirty Harry and the icky id of today’s GOP September 1, 2012 Who can blame Clint Eastwood for wanting to protect America from a punk tearing our precious Constitution in half. Next thing you know he’ll… 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
The woman with the little girl voice October 10, 2011 I was in 4th grade in 1960 when JFK beat my family’s candidate Richard Nixon. The Democrats back then were as busy letting the… Continue Reading
40 Years later July 26, 2009 Spellcheck alert: I haven’t figured out an easy way to spell check when I use computers other than my own. Twenty years ago I… Continue Reading