A little more on Duluth School Board’s elections December 14, 2020 The following exposition is in reference to my most recent Reader Column Democracy on the Cheap. The editorial in the Duluth News Tribune championing… Continue Reading
Good Sunday December 14, 2020 Over the weekend I became a father-in-law for the second time around. I am very pleased even if the ceremony was limited to my… Continue Reading
Democracy on the Cheap December 11, 2020 My latest Duluth Reader column: It begins: “The Duluth School Board is contemplating changing school board elections from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years.” Read… Continue Reading
#3 12/9/2020 Nixon Reconsidered…….connections December 9, 2020 I have sacrifices writing on the blog for half a year to, among other things, campaign for Congress as a local crank, maintain my… Continue Reading
#2 12/9/2020, KISS ing Salience Goodbye December 9, 2020 INTRO Isaac Asimov was both brilliant and simple, by which I mean he wrote to be understood by all like the junior high aged… Continue Reading
#1 12/9/2020, Socrates, Faust, Asimov December 9, 2020 #1 I got my only daily habit out of the way at 1:30 this AM when I rolled out of a sleepless state and… Continue Reading
RINO and Proud December 3, 2020 The last four posts are at best rough drafts. I cranked through them quickly and only checked the spell check to fix the most… Continue Reading
A billion people December 2, 2020 This is a map showing the relative populations on Earth. There are two massive blobs. Far East Asia with about two billion people and… Continue Reading
An uncluttered life is a dull life – That’s how I roll December 2, 2020 I have been organizing fifty years of clutter. I am doing it with the intention of reviewing it for future writing projects. Its a… Continue Reading
Trois heurers par jour practique Francais. Pour trois ans December 2, 2020 Three hours a day practicing French. For three years I am more impatient than ever with people who look down on those learning a… Continue Reading
Taking up arms against Biden November 29, 2020 I have much to say about this topic…..Someday Continue Reading
China November 29, 2020 I have something to say about this…….among many other neglected topics. Three years ago my wife and I got back from a lovely two-week… Continue Reading
My latest in the Reader November 24, 2020 I sculpted an innocent Turkey for Thanksgiving. The Reader has a more telling image to match the column I wrote for them. But this… Continue Reading
When is my blog going to pick up again? November 17, 2020 I mostly posted political stuff when I began my run against Pete Stauber in June not my usual Motley Crue of topics. That didn’t… Continue Reading
Fortunate Son November 17, 2020 A great rock tune from my college days. I heard Creedance Clearwater Revival playing it recently and thought it was a perfect song for… Continue Reading
Trump’s Twenty Thousand and- First Lie November 13, 2020 A yellow-headed Republican is a poor substitute for Jesus on the cross. Illustration by Harry Welty. It begins: No, Mr. Trump. You did not… Continue Reading
Hey Hey, Ha Ha, Ho Ho November 12, 2020 My Reader column takes aim at Christian Zombies of the Trumpian Apocalypse. Its not up yet but here are three quickies that hint at… Continue Reading
Something uplifting November 6, 2020 A two minute reprise of a former NPR Story Corps program about the power of education: https://www.npr.org/2020/11/06/931765825/encore-memories-of-great-grandmother-silvia Continue Reading
Trump 2024 November 6, 2020 I for one encourage our President to run for President in 2024. Already his favorite turd holders can’t smear enough of his scent over… Continue Reading
Evangelical Chit inanity November 6, 2020 well sorry @Eminem for that. But that's the first instrumental track i thought about. pic.twitter.com/5uce3N3GSP — Capitaine OSEF (@Soapmoine) November 5, 2020 Continue Reading