33 Emails June 30, 2019 I am both writing my book (for the campaign and the world of education) and organizing my vast collections of source material. In Jupiter… Continue Reading
Campaigning in Florida June 25, 2019 Its an otter. He was sunning himself by the lake at my father-in-laws. I’ve been visiting his place for years. I always wondered if… Continue Reading
Avoiding Rabbit Holes on the Solstice June 21, 2019 After six hard fought hours dreaming leading up to today’s solstice I woke up stewing about a young woman who entered my last dream… Continue Reading
New blog category – School Board 2019 June 17, 2019 As I was cleaning my office today I found this stuck behind my books: This was sent to me by the Minnesota State School… Continue Reading
A better Father’s Day greeting June 16, 2019 My daughter’s opera review. I am in the audience now with the orchestra tuning up. Continue Reading
Always tell the Truth. Another recycled Welty column from . . . June 14, 2019 . . . my first farewell to readers of Not Eudora in 2006. I’ll be writing another such column for next week’s Duluth Reader…. Continue Reading
Wish me luck . . . June 14, 2019 CLeaning up my “one step back.” Or, if you’re not my fan wish me ill. No matter which it is for you today I… Continue Reading
On my mark, Get set……. June 11, 2019 I have a week to organize myself for my school board campaign. I’ll have two shots at a Reader column before its publisher cuts… Continue Reading
I had 43,421 pageviews in 5 months in 2006. . . June 10, 2019 . . . when my blog was new. That was from August through December. In the first ten days of June 2019 I’ve had… Continue Reading
What does 10,538 pageviews yesterday mean? June 7, 2019 For those new readers joining my “eight loyal readers”…… I’m no Mark Twain. I’m no David Brooks. I’m not Sam Cook. (Duluth News Trib… Continue Reading
No more Arbor Vitae May 30, 2019 A large part of the hours I’ve spent on my yard involved removing two arbor vitaes which stood sentinal above our back patio for… Continue Reading
Gardening – minus 101 May 28, 2019 My lackadaisical view of gardening was cemented in my head forty years ago when I read an article in one of my American Heritage… Continue Reading
Memorial Day Remembrance May 27, 2019 At noon I put up our US flag for Memorial Day. I’m not a fanatic about following the rules or it would have gone… Continue Reading
Writer’s Shock May 20, 2019 The only writer’s block I ever suffered from was when I was afraid to write. My guide for this was the old maxim: “Better… Continue Reading
Polymet posting delay May 15, 2019 I tempt fate whenever I post a title with no content. The question is whether I will care enough about the subject after titling… Continue Reading
Look what I found! May 11, 2019 Checking my blog stat page I discovered that my old Congressional Campaign website from 2012 can still be found. I thought it had disappeared… Continue Reading
Duolingo and learning lingo at an advanced age May 8, 2019 I just spent some time reading a discussion site on my Duolingo ap. One person about my age had expressed frustration with how slow… Continue Reading
Giving minority American soldiers their due April 28, 2019 This is a gratifying news story tying my Grandfather to today’s attempt to rectify old intentional historical oversights. It was something he attempted to… Continue Reading
I want to write my own damned book April 26, 2019 Having told my whole town about how I was witness to a fizzled out train I’m just popping to speak my mind about a… 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
