When Fox bests PBS July 15, 2019 I woke from an Alzheimer’s fighting nine hours of sleep this morning. Its about time. Four and five hours for a week straight doesn’t… Continue Reading
Bye Jupiter! July 13, 2019 Bob King is a nice addition to WDSE’s portfolio. Today I saw the Trib’s retired photog explaining where we would see Jupiter this evening…. Continue Reading
Harry’s Diary 7-19-2019 July 12, 2019 I probably lost close to a dozen posts with my early morning mishap. I don’t recall which ones I lost. But as with the… Continue Reading
Help yourself July 2, 2019 Three weeks ago I sent two emails to the department in charge of cleaning up streets after winter. No response. Twice. I decided to… Continue Reading
13 cents to Furious Hours July 1, 2019 I’ve been attending to the necessary errands of life all day so, other than my thirty minutes of French Study this is the first… Continue Reading
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
