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
Visibility … and oh yeah, Happy New Year January 2, 2018 The countdown to the end of my term of office is in progress. In the meantime I’ve enjoyed being with family and holidaying, so… Continue Reading
A final board dust up December 28, 2017 Annie Harala did jump on me at the last and final School Board meeting together. Loren Martell describes the action in his Reader column…. Continue Reading
Yellow Eyes December 28, 2017 When I peeked out of my window this morning to check on the Grinch I saw that he had turned a shade of familiar… Continue Reading
Joyeux Noël December 25, 2017 This Christmas Season has had a subtext of World Wars about it for Claudia and me. I just finished reading the fabulous “Last Hope… Continue Reading
Character and its absence December 25, 2017 I have written before about my Grandfather’s attitude regarding a reputation, “… he told my Mother that a man who has lost his reputation… Continue Reading
A cold shoulder for the Grinch December 25, 2017 A small disappointment. Contrary to any thoughts that I’m all that humble about my snow sculpting I enjoy the attention the sculptures get. My… Continue Reading
