A billion people December 2, 2020 This is a map showing the relative populations on Earth. There are two massive blobs. Far East Asia with about two billion people and… Continue Reading
The Party of the End Times = God’s Own Party = GOP July 9, 2020 Evidence of the Plagues of the Modern Industrialists. I took it tonight at dusk: “Red Sky at night sailor’s delight”. Right. Except that, judging… Continue Reading
Why be stoopid and take your SATS when you can buy a better test taker? July 9, 2020 Now its Siberia that’s gushing green house gasses into the atmosphere. But why should we believe the scientists at the Smithsonian magazine when we… Continue Reading
As important as it is, the survival of Democracy in America… …is not the most important issue today June 29, 2020 …is not the most important issue today! Along with 100 degree temps in Siberia vast swaths of carbon rich peat that has been melting… Continue Reading
Science worth considering May 1, 2020 Two stories from the NYT are more proof that the Times has become my go-to media for science news: 3 Africans in Mexico City… Continue Reading
Destroying the foundation of Earth’s food chain April 27, 2020 My sister shared this image of the Spiny Flower Mantis with me. Call it a work of God or evolution it is still a… Continue Reading
Gentleman Jim writes again. So do I. April 25, 2020 From: “Gentleman Jim” To: “harrywelty” Cc: Sent: Saturday April 25 2020 5:26:31PM Subject: Re: We finally Agree I’m always gentlemanly Harry. Always. I am… Continue Reading
A Patient Handsome Harry replies April 25, 2020 I stopped attempting to hide the identity of my old ally turned bitter critic “Gentleman Jim”. If you want to take an hour you… Continue Reading
Polluted to death April 7, 2020 I used that phrase in my last video. Here’s what’s on my mind. Out of the habit of thirty years I washed this old… Continue Reading
My Reader column, Waltzing Matilda January 16, 2020 It begins: Everything about Down Under appealed to me. Aussies were like a second version of Americans, open, unpretentious and they loved America. We… Continue Reading
Strike, Strike, Strike September 20, 2019 The Students who are striking today…as opposed to those sneaking out and pretending to…have read that in a decade or so it may be… Continue Reading
You pave paradise and put up a parking lot September 19, 2019 I was originally going to title this post: Grandchildren defenders vs. Grandchildren Killers I have not heard anything yet about Duluth Students participating in… Continue Reading
Silverfish and Daddy long legs August 20, 2019 A week ago I saw the first silverfish since I was in junior high school in North Mankato, Minnesota. Back then our basement had… Continue Reading
Stuff Harry’s been reading lately July 22, 2019 Why after 300 years so many black Americans have little to pass on to their children. https://www.npr.org/2019/07/20/743801040/propublica-report-black-americans-lose-big-under-longtime-property-provision?ft=nprml&f=1003 Why the Mississippi River basin annually kills… Continue Reading
half a ton of sand June 10, 2019 I occasionally get a little anal retentive about clean up. Ten years ago I noticed a lot of cigarette filters along the thin boulevard… Continue Reading
Mining Minnesota May 26, 2019 The Glen Avon Presbyterian Men’s group getting a good look at Polymet Mine’s operations this May. A couple weeks ago I mentioned here that… Continue Reading
My aplogies to the WLSSD April 25, 2019 The Western Lake Superior District is not the garbage and recycling company Waste Management that so disapointed me from January to April. Not surprisingly… Continue Reading
Chimpanzee’s didn’t do it April 4, 2019 “Juan Percent took me to task over my Republican’s as Socialists column. His complaints had little to do with my column. His last comment… Continue Reading
Putting God to the Test – My latest in the Reader March 14, 2019 It begins: The devil tested Jesus as he fasted in the wilderness for 40 days. The devil told him that if he jumped from… Continue Reading
Gosh, a weekly Reader column…..Can I manage it? March 8, 2019 The Reader took my latest submission Galaxies and Glaciers. Cool! I don’t even mind that it (the Reader’s version) begins “ast week…” Continue Reading