8th Day of Christmas A December 21, 2014 I’ve already been up once today reviewing my blog for mention of the things which could get me kicked off the Duluth School Board…. Continue Reading
7th Day of Christmas B December 20, 2014 While my Grandson was conquering the world in our enthusiastic game of Risk I got a call on my cell. It was the District’s… Continue Reading
7th Day of Christmas A December 20, 2014 My Mother’s inspiration for this ornament was the daughter of one of her friends and fellow Harpies, as the co-owners of her boutique called… Continue Reading
6th Day of Christmas December 19, 2014 When I just popped over the the Damiano Soup Kitchen there were more than enough volunteers from our church to serve food so I… Continue Reading
Fifth Day of Christmas B December 18, 2014 Tonight my daughter invited me to take advantage of her educator’s discount at a Scholastic Books sale. I was looking for books I might… Continue Reading
5th Day of Christmas December 18, 2014 I’m imperfect. That is something we all are encouraged to accept in the message of the man whose birth we celebrate at this time… Continue Reading
4th Day of Christmas December 17, 2014 Even when I was little and my Mother made her first tiny paper mache angles she began using other materials where the mache was… Continue Reading
3rd Day of Christmas B December 16, 2014 I started on this last night at 9:30 when the falling snow began to stick to the sidewalk as the temps dipped toward freezing…. Continue Reading
3rd Day of Christmas A December 16, 2014 I’m the curator of my Mother’s Art and would some day like to print a little coffee table book of her work. I looked… Continue Reading
2nd Day of Christmas C December 16, 2014 Thanks Mom. I sent out a request for graphic ideas that suggested miracles. Maybe it was my Mom who sent it to me from… Continue Reading
2nd Day of Christmas B December 15, 2014 Yesterday we took our Grandson’s Christmas Tree hunting at Selins on the Homestead Road. I warned the boys we would have to proceed quietly… Continue Reading
2nd Day of Christmas A December 15, 2014 Mr. Gerdejanson (Spelling?) 1989 My sister Becky was part of a string quartet at Mankato West High School and Mr. Gerdejanson was her string… Continue Reading
1st Day of Christmas B December 15, 2014 Here’s that Spirit of Christmas Past I was telling you about. At our Church Men’s group this week one of the fellows, a retired… Continue Reading
1st Day of Christmas A December 14, 2014 I’m swearing off school board politics here until the tire is patched or otherwise. Until then, on very good advice, I’m sticking with safe… Continue Reading
By George December 13, 2014 I keep finding myself thinking that I have to plan which day I need to visit my Mom to sing to her again and… Continue Reading
No miracles for this snow sculptor December 13, 2014 What promised to begin as a good snow sculpting season hasn’t really materialized. We got a bit of snow before Thanksgiving but not enough…. Continue Reading
It takes two to tangle December 12, 2014 I read Sam Cook’s thoughtful column today with interest. I don’t usually read his columns because I don’t hunt and I rarely fish but… Continue Reading
Simple Math December 11, 2014 Despite his peppery stubbornness Art Johnston will be exonerated while the rest of the school board will suffer serious discredit. If not in the… Continue Reading
Please Note: December 9, 2014 That ten million dollars I just mentioned is not a one time transfer. It is annual………until the Red Plan is paid off. We were… Continue Reading
Do ISD 709’s auditors believe it was wise to transfer ten million local levy dollars from the classroom … December 9, 2014 and spend it instead on debt repayment? No they don’t. They have no opinion on that question. Like good auditors they only evaluated whether… Continue Reading
