An anonymous critic October 12, 2018 I discovered a critic at the end of my column on “Frat Boy Justice” in the Reader: Juan Percent Thursday Oct. 11, 2018 Welty,… Continue Reading
Truth in Advertising? October 12, 2018 I remarked recently that the Trib in endorsing another candidate for County Auditor simply mentioned that Nancy Nilsen had been on the School Board… Continue Reading
I really like Jimmy Kimmel October 12, 2018 If you put Jimmy Kimmel in this blog’s search engine you will find four posts (now five) with the talk show host’s name in… Continue Reading
The Chief Justice is concerned about the reputation of the Supreme Court October 11, 2018 Relative to the previous post: Chief Justice John Roberts is one of the few brave Republicans left to give Abraham Lincoln’s spinning corpse some… Continue Reading
Frat Boy Justice October 11, 2018 My column made it to the Reader today: It begins: “My first stab at writing about our newest Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was… Continue Reading
For Hysterical Trumpmen October 10, 2018 Forty years ago male teachers started getting called for getting too touchy feely with female students. I remember older men telling me, then a… Continue Reading
Another Echo from World War I October 10, 2018 Park College in Parkville, MO which has named created a center for World War I after their distinguished alumni, and my Grandfather, George S…. Continue Reading
Boys will be jerks October 10, 2018 Thirty days in France was a welcome relief from the continuing Trump news sepsis in the United States. Oh, I did peek at the… Continue Reading
Politics at the DNT October 9, 2018 The new more fair and balanced Duluth Trib that has apparently been endorsing a bunch of Republicans did them all a big favor a… Continue Reading
Napoleon – lessons to learn October 6, 2018 I bought this book for three reasons and paid full price at the Musee de l’armee in Paris where Napoleon is buried in a… Continue Reading
The long game of Harry Welty – Watch out Federalist Society October 6, 2018 I know such a peculiar picture may seem an odd way of following such a heady blog headline but sometimes life is absurd. The… Continue Reading
Flying over sunken ships October 5, 2018 Even when I haven’t just returned from France my head is often bursting with thoughts I’d like to commit to the blog. France has… Continue Reading
Trente – Day thirty October 4, 2018 I write this from Charlotte, North Carolina. The reservoir and river below us looked swollen with the non existant consequences of Global warming’s over… Continue Reading
Vingt-neuf, Day twenty-nine October 4, 2018 From Facebook: Today was our last day and night in Paris and in France. We are packed with a cab ordered to pick us… Continue Reading
Vingt-huit, Day 28 October 2, 2018 From Facebook: We are just about sight-seed-out. After getting in line for a trip to the Eiffel Tower’s 2’nd etage we learned that the… Continue Reading
Vingt-sept, Day twenty-seven October 1, 2018 The pity of American politics has dogged us through the cathedrals, walled cities, vineyards and battlegrounds of France. A good look at France has… Continue Reading