Mom didn’t want me to become a politician July 23, 2024 She only mentioned this once after I’d lost a number of fruitless campaigns for public office. I don’t recall exactly when this was perhaps… Continue Reading
Gorden Parks – a Remembrance June 4, 2016 The news is as full of Muhammed Ali’s death today as it was three weeks ago of the drug overdose death of Prince. Today… Continue Reading
Unto the fifth generation – Not! May 14, 2016 My children are as allergic to today’s GOP as though it was a toxic substance. If it had not become the party of God… Continue Reading
Zero Hour’s beginnings twelve years ago May 13, 2016 Tonight I decided to look through old scribblings of mine thinking that I might be able to cobble a book together for use in… Continue Reading
Mother’s Day May 10, 2016 Claudia was off being a good daughter on Mother’s Day spending the week with her father. My son in law and I had vague… Continue Reading
on National Teacher’s Day May 3, 2016 After eight hours of lying in my bed waking periodically so that my night’s sleep only amounted to four or five hours between long… Continue Reading
I fought the law April 26, 2016 As I was belatedly putting away my Mother’s christmas ornaments this morning I was thinking about how strange it is that I’ve developed a… Continue Reading
Give Peace a Chance August 11, 2015 I am a cat. If there is a closed door I keep hanging around it waiting for someone to open it. There are so… Continue Reading
Fifth Day of Christmas B December 18, 2014 Tonight my daughter invited me to take advantage of her educator’s discount at a Scholastic Books sale. I was looking for books I might… Continue Reading
5th Day of Christmas December 18, 2014 I’m imperfect. That is something we all are encouraged to accept in the message of the man whose birth we celebrate at this time… Continue Reading
4th Day of Christmas December 17, 2014 Even when I was little and my Mother made her first tiny paper mache angles she began using other materials where the mache was… Continue Reading
3rd Day of Christmas B December 16, 2014 I started on this last night at 9:30 when the falling snow began to stick to the sidewalk as the temps dipped toward freezing…. Continue Reading
3rd Day of Christmas A December 16, 2014 I’m the curator of my Mother’s Art and would some day like to print a little coffee table book of her work. I looked… Continue Reading
2nd Day of Christmas C December 16, 2014 Thanks Mom. I sent out a request for graphic ideas that suggested miracles. Maybe it was my Mom who sent it to me from… Continue Reading
2nd Day of Christmas B December 15, 2014 Yesterday we took our Grandson’s Christmas Tree hunting at Selins on the Homestead Road. I warned the boys we would have to proceed quietly… Continue Reading
2nd Day of Christmas A December 15, 2014 Mr. Gerdejanson (Spelling?) 1989 My sister Becky was part of a string quartet at Mankato West High School and Mr. Gerdejanson was her string… Continue Reading
1st Day of Christmas A December 14, 2014 I’m swearing off school board politics here until the tire is patched or otherwise. Until then, on very good advice, I’m sticking with safe… Continue Reading
By George December 13, 2014 I keep finding myself thinking that I have to plan which day I need to visit my Mom to sing to her again and… Continue Reading
11-14-14 ALL CAPS, PART 4 – 5TH GRADE SNOWBALL FIGHT November 14, 2014 Readers of this blog may recall that I was planning on attending two school board meetings on Monday which were eventually canceled due to… 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
