To Loren Martell: Je suis vraiment, vraiment désolé December 22, 2017 The title is French, my new preoccupation, meaning: I am very, very sorry. Loren called me to let me know he was very hurt… Continue Reading
Putin’s first year in the White House December 22, 2017 I was a devotee of Andrew Sullivan’s blog for many years and was sad to see him burn out. He still writes a well… Continue Reading
I will miss Loren Martell’s reporting on me December 21, 2017 Loren is often a week late for his Reader Column because the Reader goes to print Tuesday night when we have our regular Board… Continue Reading
My gift horse December 21, 2017 A couple of days ago someone anonymously left a very nice gift and a suggestion at my door for a public art project. I… Continue Reading
Squeezing some blood (thoughts on education) out of a turnip. December 21, 2017 I began deleting old email messages on my District website a few moments ago. One gives me a link to clear out all of… Continue Reading
In the Christmas spirit December 20, 2017 I wasn’t sure if I had another snow sculpture in me. Guess I did. Continue Reading
Just finished this … almost December 19, 2017 You really need to see this with the sign I just put in front of it. Hope no one tears it down tonight. Gotta… Continue Reading
Much more needs to be said about the last post December 19, 2017 But I’ve been attending a holiday concert and finishing my snow sculpture. Continue Reading
Fighting my Blog freeze December 19, 2017 I began writing the second fuzzy post on Kindergarten but stopped half way through. I’ll finish it and unlike its predecessor I may even… Continue Reading
Two fuzzies, a referendum and a gift horse (2F,R,Horse) – A prologue December 17, 2017 NOTE: I ONLY TYPED THIS UP TO CLEAR MY MIND SO AS TO GET BACK TO SLEEP. THESE 1485 WORDS SERVE AS BOTH THE… Continue Reading
Being willing to lose December 16, 2017 For the past week I’ve had a post-it note on my keyboard with the phrase “Being willing to lose” stuck to it. It is… Continue Reading
I’m with USA Today December 13, 2017 A president who’d all but call a senator a whore is unfit to clean toilets in Obama’s presidential library or to shine George W…. Continue Reading
Doomsayer ignored December 13, 2017 I’ve had a month to recover from my most recent election defeat. I was quick to cast a gimlet eye on the satisfied reaction… Continue Reading
Mom’s tree topper December 12, 2017 In the fuzzy foreground you can see one of my Mother’s paper mache, Christmas, tree toppers. Just after my college years she started making… Continue Reading
Chopsticks December 11, 2017 Yesterday I completed my 67th orbit of the Sun. We took our grandsons to hunt down a suitable Christmas tree outside of town along… Continue Reading
The Deep Southification of the Republican Party December 5, 2017 As I transition away from the School Board I’m finding that national affairs is taking over the job of waking me from sound sleep… Continue Reading
Minnesota School Boards in Concert December 5, 2017 I just snapped this picture of all my monthly school board books (meeting agendas and accompanying documents) from 2014 through 2017. As you can… Continue Reading
Comp ed December 1, 2017 I’ve been sent an email reminding me to return my school board member’s visitor pass and parking permit, sure signs of my lame duck… Continue Reading
Possibly my last appearance on the local television news… November 30, 2017 . . . as an elected official. This was a pretty good story from KBJR on the Compensatory Education Funding and our discussion of… Continue Reading
The Esko Girl was missing November 29, 2017 There was one noteworthy absence from yesterday’s special School Board meeting to give the Western School Equity group a public hearing – the newly… Continue Reading
