My Mom’s memories through my Daughter April 4, 2019 (Photo by Tara Elizabeth) Yesterday my younger grandson ruffled my thinning hair and I told him it reminded me of his mother who once… Continue Reading
Glaciers!!! March 5, 2019 I was going to use a different title for this as my previous post suggested. It was to be “Read this you climate denying… Continue Reading
Serious Family News February 18, 2019 To my Eight loyal readers, I have had something on my mind for several weeks which helps explain the paucity of my posts. An… Continue Reading
Harry Welty, “Provocateur” January 3, 2019 Brady Slater’s piece about my Cheeto-in-Chief sculpture and its temporary decapitation was fine by me. However, as a diarrhetically, self analycal writer I would… Continue Reading
Christmas Eve 2018 December 26, 2018 My daughter channeling an angel: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10217950381262061&id=1560676486 Continue Reading
Apparently I do need to say more about Trump’s and Stauber’s World August 14, 2018 Migrant-teens-hooded and restrained Continue Reading
At Hibbing last night June 27, 2018 My computer just died so I am composing this on my cell phone. I hate doing this. I attended a fascinating debate in Hibbing… Continue Reading
An Open Letter to MCCL (and why even the Supreme Court will not end abortions) June 14, 2018 A short note before I share the letter. I was alive when “back alley” abortions took the lives of women. I formed my opinions… Continue Reading
Bringing back Phil to manage my school board campaign June 30, 2017 Alanna Oswald told me yesterday that she might not to vote for me because of all the posts in which I whine about having… Continue Reading
Indian ghosts April 17, 2017 I just keep adding more books to my reading list. The lastest is Killers of the Flower Moon. I’ve been catching reports on Public… Continue Reading
life’s lessons February 3, 2017 Yesterday morning my older grandson was giving his younger brother all sorts of grief. I reprimanded him and then showed him yesterday’s “Violet Days”… Continue Reading
Getting a swim and a trim February 3, 2017 One of the big 15 minutes stories of this summer’s Olympics was the black female swimmer who won gold. Unlike Gymnastics’s, Simone Byles, who… Continue Reading
Sticks and Stones, Pt. 3 washing my mouth out with soap January 30, 2017 My Buddy accuses me of being prissy when I complain about his emails. Well, I just want to assure my readers that my family… Continue Reading
MY most enjoyable MSBA convention ends January 14, 2017 The image below helps cleanse Lincolndemocrat after the previous post. I jotted down titles for about ten posts I wanted to write through the… Continue Reading
Manchurian Candidate November 2, 2016 My daughter Facebooked me to tell me that she (young as she is) knows what the Manchurian Candidate is. For those who haven’t heard… 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
My Dad’s Obituary April 9, 2015 I began writing this a week ago. Might as well post it. To wrap up the last little bit of my Mother’s estate I… Continue Reading
Ladysmith Black Mombazo March 8, 2015 I was listening to an interesting story on NPR this morning about America’s first elephant. It came from the creator of The Memory Palace…. Continue Reading