The downside of a good stereotype February 18, 2018 Here’s a quick read from NPR. We’ve come to Florida’s Atlantic coast with the King of Stereotyping our golfing President. And due, I guess,… Continue Reading
Nolan’s retirement has opened the floodgates February 16, 2018 But this and other stories – the latest school massacres, years of Russian political meddling, the latest embarrassment for evangelicals who pronounced that Donald… Continue Reading
The MP who pulled black men off white prostitutes – The rest of the story February 15, 2018 Walt W deserves better than I gave him in my Reader column. He’s the MP that pulled black men off Italian prostitutes. The operative… Continue Reading
The rest of the Walt W story February 15, 2018 About that guy who pulled black men off of Italian prostitutes……I’m composing a bit of a tribute to him for a more balanced picture…. Continue Reading
Be advised, I spell out the “N” word in the following column – four times! February 15, 2018 Don’t worry. I’m sure the defenders of Harper Lee and Mark Twain won’t mind. Oh, and the Reader found or made up this cool… Continue Reading
Coda Coda February 13, 2018 Before the day is out I will write a second coda of sorts to the previous post which I billed as a coda or… Continue Reading
CENSORING MARK TWAIN AND HARPER LEE? Coda February 9, 2018 One of Duluth’s teachers who was brought up short by our Administration’s decision to pull Harper Lee and Twain out of the curriculum makes… Continue Reading
Washington’s slaveless plantation February 8, 2018 The public radio program “This American Life” features wondereful stories including this one by Azie Dungey. She recounts her summer as an employee at… Continue Reading
Censoring Mark Twain and Harper Lee? February 8, 2018 The DNT’s story on our Administration pulling Huckleberry Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird out of our curriculum made it to the Washington Post… Continue Reading
A couple more words to add to the thousand these pictures tell February 5, 2018 After my Aunt Mary’s memorial service everyone was welcomed to a dinner reception about which were placed photographs of my aunt’s life and family…. Continue Reading
Cooled off…for now February 5, 2018 I forgot that I was seething before leaving for Arizona. Its not that there aren’t plenty of things to seethe about with a President… Continue Reading
When I start Seething I think of filing for public office – and I’m seething February 1, 2018 I just dashed off my latest campaign finance report showing that I have $511 in the bank which I could put to use to… Continue Reading
The first rough draft….. February 1, 2018 of History. It made it to this week’s Reader. It begins: I stopped in a used bookstore in Bullhead City, Arizona, last week and… Continue Reading
Two last pics of the Supper Blue Blood Moon total eclipse January 31, 2018 My cell phone was useless so I resorted to my Pentax. You will see much better pics elsewhere especially because near the end the… Continue Reading
Sign up to learn from Supt. Gronseth how the Duluth School District… January 31, 2018 …got into such financial difficulties and his thoughts about how to address them. I signed up as interested in attending. The meeting is organized… Continue Reading
What are you doing today? January 31, 2018 I found myself surrounded by seven white gowned nurses at the Memorial Blood Bank this morning while I was the sole donor. It made… Continue Reading
Dirty Dealing January 27, 2018 Its going to be a quiet and a long day. We’ve done all the sight seeing we are going to do and we will… Continue Reading
I finished my first book of the year January 26, 2018 It was great. Author Richard Rubin set out at the turn of the century to see if he could find and interview veterans of… Continue Reading
That was the view from a men’s room window by the London Bridge… January 26, 2018 … in Arizona. Here are some of the other sights from yesterday traveling along the lower Colorado through Needles California. This is the Bridge… Continue Reading
