News headlines that caught my attention on or before 08/30/2022 August 30, 2022 I am continuing to read the book 38 Nooses about the Sioux Uprising out loud to Claudia. We are covering its aftermath now with… Continue Reading
News headlines that caught my attention on or before 08/29/2022 August 29, 2022 The reason for which I explained here. How Bad Is the Teacher Shortage? Depends Where You Live. https://nyti.ms/3Ti9IxH I read it. Someone is writing… Continue Reading
Routine August 29, 2022 I’ve got this posted under two categories, blog housekeeping and Harry’s Diary. Its simply meant to be a footnote for my eight loyal readers… Continue Reading
My return to the Reader column August 28, 2022 I have changed my column title after 20 years of its being Not Eudora……Now its Not your usual Republican Indian Givers I needed a… Continue Reading
Not quite trolling August 27, 2022 Here is a screen shot of a reply I gave to a cartoon on a “conservative” Facebook site ridiculing paying off student college debt:… Continue Reading
My Spider laboratory today August 27, 2022 The little spider I mentioned who moved a yard away when a much bigger spider took over his/her web has moved back to his… Continue Reading
Sorry to be picky August 24, 2022 After too little sleep and waking up at 3 to practice French in hopes it would put me to sleep I crawled back in… Continue Reading
A note about the passing of a school board colleague of mine August 23, 2022 The photo in the Tribune doesn’t do Laura Condon justice. Laura was no nonsense when I worked with her but she didn’t glower. She… Continue Reading
The eensy weensy spider – update August 23, 2022 A bit ago I wrote about my spider observations today. I can report that discretion is the better part of valor. My little spider… Continue Reading
To be or not to bees August 23, 2022 I can’t vouch for Zenger where this story was reported but I have little doubt it is so important that it is all but… Continue Reading
A simple map I like August 23, 2022 This was such a simple way to show how most maps distort the Earth especially the common Mercator projection. For years cartographers have tried… Continue Reading
My spider food desert and experimental lab August 23, 2022 I wrote about the spiders in my basement bathroom in one of my eclectic Duluth Reader moments a few years back. Mes Araignées. It… Continue Reading
My eclectic self August 23, 2022 I wasn’t watching my cell phone’s charge and didn’t plug it in for a recharge until I saw it was at 1%. Too late… Continue Reading
Talking politics in French —- to: “they own a lot of guns” August 22, 2022 I am two months shy of five years trying to learn French. I told myself at the beginning of this year that I thought… Continue Reading
Editing August 22, 2022 I’m listing this post under the category “blog housekeeping.” It will be the 67th post in the category which began back in March of… Continue Reading
Looking back to see the future – Now including pics August 19, 2022 I have been so preoccupied with planning a run for Congress and learning French that I have just gone through one of my longest… Continue Reading
Cleaning up my campaign August 12, 2022 Above is a small act of vanity I allowed myself at the tail end of my campaign. I blew past the original $2,000 I… Continue Reading
Insulting my intelligence while Sleep walking to Civil War August 11, 2022 Being on the Republican rolls I get lots of nonsense or worse in my inbox. Pete Stauber’s campaign sends me lots of crap. Below… Continue Reading
What Does Pete Stauber stand for? August 10, 2022 This is Pete’s last flyer mailed to my house days before the primary. He wants “to protect our way of life” So when Pete’s… Continue Reading
9 percent August 10, 2022 Last night Trib reporter Jimmy Loverin sent me an email for my thoughts on the election well before it was over with. I was… Continue Reading