TTFN October 22, 2014 I’m good for two posts today. This first one is “Harry’s Diary” stuff, more for my mental contextual record keeping than anything else (What… Continue Reading
Chair Miernicki responds concerning… October 21, 2014 …a former Board member’s teacher contract analysis: Hello Harry, Thank you for the update. I am wondering about Mr. Paulson’s letter. Should I be… Continue Reading
So much to do, so little time to do it October 21, 2014 Its a minute shy of noon. I opened my School Board inbox without any enthusiasm to see what is in it. I’ve peeked at… Continue Reading
Cold Water October 21, 2014 An email to the School Board with a hopeful recommendation: Hello Board members, I think it is time to look seriously at models for… Continue Reading
An email I sent to the School Board and Supt. this morning October 20, 2014 Board colleagues and Superintendent, I have been too preoccupied with the School Board’s quasi-legal investigation of our board colleague Art Johnston to read the… Continue Reading
Where I go to a very black place October 19, 2014 Yesterday’s volunteer work at the Church will end up being two days. We had a small crew scraping and painting the sills of all… Continue Reading
My Buddy’s indicts me October 18, 2014 My Buddy writes: On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 9:29 AM, [your Buddy] wrote: Harry: From http://lincolndemocrat.com/?p=11931: If I ever attend to writing such… Continue Reading
Jane the Virgin October 18, 2014 I heard a good review of this new television series on PBS and found some subsequent raves on the Internet. So Claudia and I… Continue Reading
“I don’t want to go to school with no niggers.” October 18, 2014 That was what my new neighbor, little preschool Donna Beth Wylie, told the slightly older, about-to-be-in second grade me back in 1958 when I… Continue Reading
History restored October 17, 2014 I headed home after singing to my Mom for a few minutes before rushing off to serve lunch at the Damiano Soup Kitchen. While… Continue Reading
Chimps in the news – a little self criticism October 17, 2014 Can Harry intimidate people into being nice? That is the question I’m faced with as I contemplate the Bullying and BFFing post. Intimidation. That’s… Continue Reading
From Bullies to BFFs October 15, 2014 Four and a half hours of sleep. For me, these days, not bad. At 4:30AM I decided to walk half mile down hill to… Continue Reading
Spare yourself again October 14, 2014 “Spare yourself” is probably the operative phrase while I’m suffering from restless mind syndrome. That’s a syndrome of my own naming if you had… Continue Reading
Remember Harry. You are not the little Dutch boy… October 13, 2014 …and your blog is not a Holy Dam. [pun intended] Blog posts born of an overactive mind are a pain. I got Rosebud started… Continue Reading
The BWCA, a reminiscence October 12, 2014 Here’s the email I’ve been chewing on: Harry: At least Forum Communications is instilling some common sense to an otherwise ding-dong DNT staff. Nolan… Continue Reading
There, I feel so much better. October 12, 2014 An apology can purge the soul even when the recipient of it says it wasn’t necessary. Continue Reading
I strip the silver lining off of every cloud October 12, 2014 I’m going to hop back in my car after this post and apologize to the guy at McDonalds. Woke up at 3:30 with an… Continue Reading
Favoritism October 11, 2014 My reply to a letter to the Duluth School Board suggesting that Denfeld is being shortchanged as a result of “favoritism” at Duluth East… Continue Reading
Ignore my criticism October 10, 2014 “About this endorsement This endorsement was determined by Forum Communications management” Stewart kind of reminds me of Dan Quayle with more hair. I know,… Continue Reading