On the day that President Trump will give his first speech to Congress… February 28, 2017 … I was fixing old posts. One of them was this short post from JANUARY 23, 2012. Richard Nixon’s simple explanation for why America… Continue Reading
“Another generation learns checkers” February 27, 2017 That’s how Claudia captioned this picture she posted to Facebook. My old Mankato neighbor noticed and chimed in: ” It is about time Harry… Continue Reading
Fake “Real News” February 26, 2017 The Trumpians sent me an email with a link to this website promising non fake news: The email said the Trumpians would unleash “unfettered… Continue Reading
Blog Housekeeping cont. February 26, 2017 For the past few days I’ve been attacking the posts that have such nonsense as these in them: €œ,‘€, –, é, €™,  I… Continue Reading
ISD 709 budgets and the sale of empty schools February 25, 2017 A SOBERING PREFACE: We will have a Committee of the Whole meeting at 5 PM on Tuesday to consider our 2017-18 budget. I explained… Continue Reading
My Mulch Reply to Jennifer February 25, 2017 Jennifer, Such simple questions can lead to the longest more tortured answers. Here’s my tortured answer for you. By temperament I hate wasting money,… Continue Reading
Tire mulch Intermission is over February 24, 2017 Well not quite yet. I wrote last night that I would continue this morning because I was too bushed after staying up to watch… Continue Reading
Today’s “graduation rate” story is past the “embargo” February 24, 2017 Possitivity may not be enough. Our grad rate is down a bit. Continue Reading
“Big Trump” or “Little Trump?” February 24, 2017 My Buddy sent me this thoughtful appraisal of how the stock market in the US is taking Donald Trump in stride. The Atlantic column… Continue Reading
Intermission February 24, 2017 I stayed up late to watch Colbert’s latest sketch on national politics. I’m too bushed to begin that post about mulch after all. Instead,… Continue Reading
“Vintage Harry” in Three 709 updates February 23, 2017 1st. I had a long delayed lunch with member Nora Sandstad yesterday. Nora has had some medical worries that seem to be resolving themselves… Continue Reading
’ Blog Housekeeping February 22, 2017 For several years I’ve been greatly annoyed that bugs sneaked into my blog posts. They are punctuation bugs. Maybe you’ve noticed them especially if… Continue Reading
A year ago today the most famous man in World History… February 22, 2017 …showed up on my front lawn I know because Facebook reminded me by putting this image on a “year-ago-today” memory function. And why do… Continue Reading
It can’t happen here. February 21, 2017 I only had to type six characters and a space: It can’ – and the full title of the movie I woke up dreaming… Continue Reading
American Dictator Watch – 2-18-2017 February 18, 2017 Considering turning the National Guard into a police force Considering curtailing the Founding Father’s right of a free press. After begging Russia to release… Continue Reading
Prodded by conscience and a blog critic I offer… February 18, 2017 …the Duluth News Trib’s take on I.V. Foster the six-month superintendent that I suggested was harassed out of Duluth. This is what was reported… Continue Reading
DFL Monsters? February 16, 2017 Loren has a beef with “the DFL-endorsed Board majority.” Whew! Where to begin? I have had some beefs with the majority of the Board,… Continue Reading
To Err on the side of self flagelation is…. February 16, 2017 Loren Martel. Loren has been outdoing himself lately. His columns have been churned out almost weekly and he is in the Duluth Reader yet… Continue Reading
Rascals are rascals no matter under what banner February 16, 2017 My Buddy sent me a link about DFLers who were taking advantage of their connections to leach off of our new Billion dollar Football… Continue Reading
Americapocalypse February 16, 2017 I love my blog’s search function. It always surprises me what it can reveal in and about my ten years of blogging. Apparently, not… Continue Reading