English to French with Artificial Intelligence and back again January 28, 2025 In the last post I showed a little bit of the AI treatment of a forthcoming column of mine for the publication the Duluth… Continue Reading
I dreamed for 3 and a half hours last night January 28, 2025 Since fighting the Red Plan in the years 2007-10 I got precious little sleep. I began worrying about that and obsessing about my Mother’s… Continue Reading
My Faustian Quest – China January 27, 2025 With the exception of Barbara Tuchman’s book Stillwell in China these are the books I’ve read or want to read or an partly through… Continue Reading
My Faustian Quest January 27, 2025 I have apparently typed the name Faust into my blog five times since its beginnings in 2006. That includes this post. I just created… Continue Reading
Short schrifting today’s news again January 27, 2025 DeSantis faces pushback by fellow Republicans on his call for an immigration session : NPR https://search.app/p13EH9Yd2xGo6ovw7 So much I could say about Trump’s challenger… Continue Reading
Today’s news January 26, 2025 Note: just because I include a link to the NY Times or Salon or WAPO does not mean I have read the entire article…. Continue Reading
Magie January 25, 2025 Notez la sorcière à la cravate rouge qui survole la cité d’émeraude de Harry Welty. Il y a dix ans, la nuit du décès… Continue Reading
Cleaning up Oz January 25, 2025 I spent four hours today on my French. Two hours were spent at Duluth’s club Francophone where I’m beginning to follow conversations. Then there… Continue Reading
News of Interest on Day 4 of Trump World January 24, 2025 Trump Drive to Cut Safety Net Could Hit His Voters https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/us/politics/trump-social-safety-net.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Trump’s Plan to Crush the Academic Left https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/opinion/trump-dei-education-harvard.html?smid=nytcore-android-share In the not so long… Continue Reading
Trump’s Day 4, Harry’s Blog January 24, 2025 I believe this blog began well after Andrew Sullivan’s blog which appeared during and busied itself disecting the Second GW Bush Administration. It had… Continue Reading
Golly, a second day of posting in a row….. January 23, 2025 I got a third day of relatively good sleep in a row after three days of almost none. I think that shows I’m following… Continue Reading
News of interest on Day 3 of Trump’s Presidency January 23, 2025 Donald Trump dismissed fears that his grand plan called something like how to upend the Constitution and establish authoritarian Trumpism in 2025 by saying… Continue Reading
News of interest on Day 2 of Trump’s Presidency. January 22, 2025 Early on in Trump’s assault on Democracy I got preoccupied running for Congress against his PS Congressman Stauber, studying French, writing for the Reader… Continue Reading
Who the hell do the trannies think they are? J-Sixer patriots! January 22, 2025 In the lowest line you can see my reply to my fellow Republican who is aghast that trannies would disrupt the State legislature as… Continue Reading
Our “nasty” president January 22, 2025 Note: I will be using our mild weather to shovel the snow in thirty minutes or so. I have had a good night’s sleep… Continue Reading
Woke up at 5AM sharp feeling just as sharp on one of those “days afters” where … January 21, 2025 Lincoln loving wide awakes should be prepared to fend of the waking dead, Lincoln hating, Trumpers. As Abe said “you can fool all the… Continue Reading
Worst nightmare related cartoon January 13, 2025 I sent this to the editor of the Duluth Reader well past the deadline for next week ahead of Trump’s transformation back into a… Continue Reading
Catch up as I renew my attempt in 2025 to be soon-to-be President Trump’s worst nightmare January 10, 2025 Puzzling into the new year. My fingers have taken a long rest as I reorient myself to the looming nightmare of our worst president;… Continue Reading
Holidays, puzzles and Acquaintances November 29, 2024 We will miss Christmas in Duluth. I imagine my family will spend time in our snow sculpture free house. Our cat will in any… Continue Reading
My trip to Tennessee November 27, 2024 I bought two books at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. On returning to Duluth I began reading them both. Because of… Continue Reading