What to scribble? January 18, 2018 The Reader did publish my column. I began it by writing a bit about the Reader’s publisher Bob Boone. I wondered if that might… Continue Reading
Morris and Leatherman January 17, 2018 Tonight’s combined Human Resources and Business Committee meetings lasted two hours and forty five minutes. That’s about five minutes longer than last January’s meetings… Continue Reading
Handsome Harry falls out of favor January 17, 2018 For much of my fight against the Red Plan I had an avid ally up North. I quoted a few of his emails to… Continue Reading
“Serve the People” January 16, 2018 I’ve cranked up the heat in my cold attic office to do some writing. Its a bit of a luxury but my eight loyal… Continue Reading
Sunday January 16, 2018 Sunday began with Church. We picked up S. at his group home and drove him to Glen Avon Prez. He is in his eighties… Continue Reading
“The Post” January 13, 2018 Just saw it yesterday……..I’d say more but I got a call to attend my grandson’s birthday party. It was great. Lots of baby boomers… Continue Reading
No way to make America Great Again January 13, 2018 An old ally stopped communicating with me because I keep trashing Donald Trump. I don’t plan to stop any time soon. I’d not heard… Continue Reading
I missed the award ceremony January 13, 2018 Not being a school board member any longer I was not scheduled to attend this month’s annual Minnesota School Board Association Conference. I was… Continue Reading
Sad news for ISD 709 January 13, 2018 One of the things I have always complimented Supt. Gronseth for is hiring some very talented administrators. One of my favorites is poised to… Continue Reading
Columbia Height’s school board compares poorly compared to Duluth’s January 13, 2018 An reporter acquaintance of mine from the Twin Cities commended me for my recent column in the Reader. Later he told me of the… Continue Reading
Who’s Whoville? January 11, 2018 This cartoon by Mike McKee of the Atlanta Constitution was in today’s DNT. It should not have surprised me that the Grinch has been… Continue Reading
Make the Grinch Green Again January 9, 2018 I did go swimming as I planned but haven’t started proof reading the last post. I spent the afternoon practicing French. And I decided… Continue Reading
Dear Readers,I have to remind myself I’m running a marathon… January 9, 2018 … not a sprint. Last night, I watched the pilot of a series that has gotten some good press – The Marveleous Mrs. Maisel…. Continue Reading
Not Eudora Redux January 6, 2018 I’ve been talking to Bob Boone off and on since after I took a photograph of a dead Palestinian …… Wait a minute. This… Continue Reading
Flying Blind (with the brakes fixed) Read the previous couple of posts to get the inside joke January 6, 2018 My Reader Column Published January 4, 2018 Word has it that the Duluth News Tribune will no longer have an education reporter starting this… Continue Reading
Homophones January 6, 2018 Damn again. Thinking back on the last correction the word homophone popped into my head. It turns out that when I said homonym I… Continue Reading
Damned homonyms January 5, 2018 I got a text asking me what “fiscal breaks” meant. It was published in my Reader Column. I replied that it was spending restraint…. Continue Reading
I’ve penned a column for the Reader January 4, 2018 Mine is titled: Flying Blind. I sent them a current photo of me as a greybeard: And it is a great irony that Linda… Continue Reading
Trump 2016 – Get used to it January 4, 2018 Readers who look closely will see that the previous post is categorized as “Trump 2016” which seems wrong because, after New Years, we now… Continue Reading
In ten years I’ve never used the word “dildo” in my blog… January 4, 2018 …I will today and on an imminently worthy object of scorn. But first I’d like to hint at a silver lining. That hope was… Continue Reading
