Pt. 1 I can not recommend JB Marvin… September 25, 2012 …although in my case it has been good for and justified my humility. JB Marvin is Jeffrey Marvin. He inveigled himself into my good… Continue Reading
Borgia anyone? September 23, 2012 Perhaps my buddy thought me a tad pedantic. Here’s his nomination for some really fine symphonic work. It comes courtesy of one of the… Continue Reading
Copeland and Lincoln – my favorites September 23, 2012 Last evening I had the pleasure of attending a wonderful opening concert for the new season of the Duluth Superior Symphony. We took our… Continue Reading
The GOP’s version of American history all ready to go into one of those Texas history books September 21, 2012 From a very long list of quotes in the New Yorker. Here’s the first historical reference in chronological order: 1500s: The American Revolutionary War… Continue Reading
Too good to be true September 21, 2012 The Red Planner’s broken promise has never been explained so convincingly as in this letter in today’s crowded DNT letters section. I’ll never let… Continue Reading
GOP truthiness alert September 19, 2012 Fact checkers! Fact checkers! I’ve got my own facts thank you very much. But apparently its OK for Republican presidents to really apologize for… Continue Reading
How could the Presidential candidate Mitt Romney have raised… September 18, 2012 … all the money for Bain investments? By sounding like a real human instead of an unctuous phony as he did while raising venture… Continue Reading
And sometimes Mitt doesn’t even use his head September 18, 2012 Who pays US income taxes? More here Continue Reading
“Because when he does anything he does it with his heart” September 18, 2012 I can see why Mitt’s Dad put a rose in a vase every morning for his wife to wake up to. Sadly, everything Mitt… Continue Reading
The Courts….Simonson and the DFL’s only hope September 14, 2012 I was helping my Church’s mens’ group over at the Seafarer’s Center scraping and painting windows when I unwittingly splashed my head with white… Continue Reading
An unexceptional (American) song September 14, 2012 I was over singing to my Mother and the other sufferers of dementia this morning when I began warbling the disgusting second verse of… Continue Reading
Lincoln… September 14, 2012 …the Spielberg movie: It would be nice if the Grand Old Party could see this movie (adapted apparently from Goodwin’s book Team of Rivals)… Continue Reading
Minnesota Voter ID pros September 13, 2012 From the amendment’s sponsor Mary Kiffmeyer. She’s persuasive. I resisted looking at this for a couple days thinking it would be a long written… Continue Reading
First the Good news September 13, 2012 Duluth’s Laura MacArthur Elementary and Proctor’s Bay View Elementary will receive in total over the next three years $1.3 million and $1.7 million, respectively,… Continue Reading
If Mitt had been campaigning for President in 1941… September 12, 2012 …he could have said: “I’ll never apologize to Japan for not selling its navy oil and coal.” To Mitt Romney being President means never… Continue Reading
One aspect of Creationism has actually enhanced our scientific understanding… September 9, 2012 …of geology. Question: You have this great phrase, you say that creationists are “one of the most recently evolved species” of Christian. What do… Continue Reading
Saw my first Romney Ad in a swing state last night September 9, 2012 It was one of these. I saw it on the evening news along with two local ads one against a Democratic congressmen and one… Continue Reading
Today’s Random thought September 8, 2012 If the Jews are God’s “Chosen People” does that mean Christians are his self selected people? If so that leads to a second thought…. Continue Reading
Western Duluth may soon elect its first Republican legislator in 40 years. September 8, 2012 At this point I’d put money on Travis. I like Julene Boe and her last name is easier to spell. I would have voted… Continue Reading
