My hero to visit Duluth this weekend August 18, 2016 I am so tempted to take my grandsons ages 6 and 9 to this on Saturday. I just don’t know if they could sit… Continue Reading
25 cents-an-hour fallout August 18, 2016 I will comment on this following email that I found in my inbox this morning shortly but I have a breakfast meeting in nine… Continue Reading
Abortion again August 18, 2016 I feel strongly that the issue of Abortion has been dealt with damnably in American politics for most of my life. I have never… Continue Reading
Breaking ISD 709’s bank 25 cents at a time August 17, 2016 It turns out that Senator Everett Dirksen never said “A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon, you’re talking real money.” Evidently when he… Continue Reading
More competition for 709? August 17, 2016 I was about to link this post to the DNT story of how Duluth’s Catholic Arch Diocese is investigating the start up of a… Continue Reading
Trump “build-a-wall” bait August 16, 2016 My Buddy sent me a post from Powerline (one of my favorite blogs -NOT). It was a doozey suggesting that a Somali woman who… Continue Reading
Tu tu kerfluffle August 16, 2016 I did some lobbying to open up some of our empty schools to help the Minnesota Ballet fix and store their storm damaged costumes…. Continue Reading
You heard it here first August 16, 2016 or maybe “read” is more accurate albeit with far fewer details from me. http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4095059-deal-nettleton-school-falls-through Continue Reading
Peter 3: 15 – Stories too terrible to tell August 13, 2016 At my church men’s group this week our speaker was too frail to attend. He had escaped death recently and as a result had… Continue Reading
IN THE SHADOW OF YOUR WINGS August 13, 2016 In the co-ink-ee-dink department. After devouring a couple chapters of my biography of Wendell Willkie I picked up the Bible so as to stick… Continue Reading
oh yes…. August 12, 2016 …and the sale of Nettleton School has fallen through. Its a loss of $70,000 and means the continued spending of $35,000 annually (as I… Continue Reading
Me, my summer Blog audience and a glimpse at the plethora of stuff brimming over in my head August 12, 2016 My daily audience has shrunk by half this summer. I think there are two primary explanations for this and I have no idea which… Continue Reading
Trump distractions via Internet August 12, 2016 My Brother, a businessman, sent me this link today. It was on Politico and will no doubt be all over lots of other web… Continue Reading
While I’m on the subject of hair August 10, 2016 My Mother told me this story about me. When I was four or so she worked in downtown Topeka, Kansas decorating department store windows…. Continue Reading
I get in my Buddy’s hair August 10, 2016 From: “Your Buddy” To: “Harry Welty” Cc: Sent: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 07:27:27 -0500 Subject: 2016 Aug Blog 3 – Can I rub your… Continue Reading
2016 Aug Blog 3 – Can I rub your hair? August 9, 2016 Its late and I’m too tired to proof read this for now. I’ll try to get to it after my men’s church meeting tomorrow… Continue Reading
2016 Aug Blog 2- Oscar the Slouch August 9, 2016 Start here at Aug Blog 1 Three board members were not in attendance at the start of yesterday’s meetings. Alanna and Rosie were at… Continue Reading
2016 Aug Blog 1: “Those who forget the past” August 9, 2016 At noon I got the tiny package containing the chef hat I ordered to play Mike over the just ended weekend. As you can… Continue Reading
“Mike’s Cafe” August 7, 2016 Inside Mike’s Western Cafe yesterday for the filming of a teaser for a movie about Duluth’s infamous 1920 lynching. I play “Mike” circa 1920…. Continue Reading
Veritas, Racoons and Wimping out August 6, 2016 I broke out our camping gear after a 20 year hiatus and prepared to give it one more go with Claudia, my daughter and… Continue Reading
