Twain said… February 23, 2018 Every man is a moon and has one side he never shows the world. Until the era of Internet. https://www.facebook.com/bobby.drengler/posts/1693776590661667 Continue Reading
The Lost Children of Tuam October 28, 2017 For the past two months I’ve read very little. No books. I’m looking forward to the end of this campaign so I can once… Continue Reading
On Being August 6, 2017 I caught the end of a BBC broadcast early this morning which I found engrossing and then tuned into On Being while I ironed… Continue Reading
Burying the Hatchet – more than once if necessary February 1, 2017 Just when I want to chuck my Buddy out the window he offers up a peace offering. I know it won’t last long but… Continue Reading
Children can’t handle philosophy? December 14, 2016 I was delighted with today’s rebuttal of this ill thought out think piece published in the Trib on December 4th. I was strongly tempted… Continue Reading
Fear and silencing in 2016? November 17, 2016 The initial reactions of many in the wake of Donald Trump’s election have been fearful, ugly, gloating and generally panicky. There is an abundance… Continue Reading
Speck # 6 The League of Democratic Women Voters November 16, 2016 This is a report from a reliable source who attended the pre election meeting of Duluth’s League of Women Voters: At one point a… Continue Reading
Speck # 5 The Creature of the black lagoon is elected to … November 16, 2016 “Drain the swamp” Who knows? Maybe he can do it. This is a five minute long NPR story from this morning. Continue Reading
Speck # 4 Roy Cohn’s Revenge November 16, 2016 In no way do I mean to praise Donald Trump. His campaign was as sleazy as it gets. Hillary’s insider string pulling in the… Continue Reading
Speck # 3 a rumor of a threat against Trump November 16, 2016 By now all of Duluth has heard of racist grafitti on our high school walls. Today a rumor got to me that the Ordean… Continue Reading
Speck #2 Kids November 16, 2016 What’s the matter with kids today? That was the question asked in the 50’s musical Bye Bye Birdie. After watching my generation’s reaction to… Continue Reading
Seeing the Speck in their eyes November 16, 2016 Confirmation bias has become a subject of great interest lately especially as it relates to the US Presidential election. As a cerebral sort myself… Continue Reading
Lenny Cohen November 16, 2016 I’m always getting teed off with my Buddy and vice versa. Its amazing how we go on and get over our spats. Then he… Continue Reading
An email I just sent with the subject heading: “A discussion of suicide” September 3, 2016 NOTE that I have corrected this post here. ******** I keep thinking about a truncated discussion we had on suicide after one of our… Continue Reading
Can a 65 year old white man who has never had a period become the Amy Shumer of American School Boards? April 21, 2016 A year or two ago I heard an NPR story about a woman comedian who tells the raunchiest stories imaginable and about her great… Continue Reading
Martell’s heartbreak – just kidding August 23, 2014 This is the fifth post in a series. To read them in order I’d suggest going back five posts ago to “Promises, Promises” and… Continue Reading
An old friend’s daughter does good June 24, 2014 An old high school buddy, who I haven’t seen since he got married thirty years ago, and I found each other on the Internet… Continue Reading
Civility < Honesty May 21, 2014 School Board member Rosie Loeffler-Kemp informed the Board that she would be bringing the Civility Pledge to the Board for us to renew our… Continue Reading
Zealots, Ethics, Buying Clubs, Snowdays and… March 12, 2014 …stepping away from the precipice. Since last Tuesday’s closed door school board meeting about negotiations I’ve spent the week stepping back from the precipice…. Continue Reading