Xmas Xpletives December 17, 2011 Dogonnit but when you think you’ve got everything settled you should be prepared for surprise. I our case Claudia and I had Christmas all… Continue Reading
Giving “The Help” a run for its money December 17, 2011 Claudia and I saw “The Descendants” this afternoon. Waterworks galore. Its a wonderful, touching film and much sadder than I had anticipated. It was… Continue Reading
Oh yeah, about that Congressional run December 16, 2011 I think I’ve said before that this Book writing of mine may not just be book writing. It may serve as the beginning of… Continue Reading
Bookin it 6 December 16, 2011 I’ve not added any new pages since the last BI post. I have put in considerable time digging trenches. I’ve tentatively developed a string… Continue Reading
Homeless in the Duluth Schools December 16, 2011 This is sorry news especially considering that when we finally spend the remnants of our reserve fund we face additional annual cuts of five… Continue Reading
JCI’s Midas touch December 16, 2011 Does this sound like any other school district you know? REGIONAL – ISD 2142 drained the contingency fund for its $78.8 million school restructuring… Continue Reading
But would they vote for Obama? December 16, 2011 This letter to Dear Abby caught my attention today; DEAR ABBY: I have had the same group of friends for 20 years. They are… Continue Reading
The Mayor speaks December 15, 2011 Bout time: Because of the negative impact of the Red Plan on the central part of the city with the closing of Central High… Continue Reading
Eye Rolling as rebuttal December 15, 2011 I got this email from a friend who was pretty unimpressed with the School Board’s dim response to running out of financial cushion: “About… Continue Reading
Bookin it 5 December 15, 2011 I was busy with other projects during the day but I managed to crank out another four pages to the first chapter. I’ll skip… Continue Reading
Why I like the Dish December 14, 2011 I like Sullivan because the post that pulls me in one day is rebutted persuasively the next. Like this post today which casts doubt… Continue Reading
I’m supporting the soft fascism of Fox News December 13, 2011 I’ve been giving Fox News 70 cents every month for years and so has every other Cable subscriber in the US. I demand to… Continue Reading
“Its Distressing” December 13, 2011 Its no wonder that the retiring Tim Grover would say this about his spending half the School District’s $14.5 million financial reserve in a… Continue Reading
“I can’t begin to express my disappointment” December 13, 2011 From today’s DNT letter to the editor‘s section: “I can’t begin to express my disappointment with the lack of parking at Duluth East High… Continue Reading
Bookin it (no so) 4 December 13, 2011 I finally got that good night’s sleep. Cranking out ten pages should have been so easy. I put in my time. six hours this… Continue Reading
Bookin it 3 December 11, 2011 Here’s a snippit of today’s writing. Three and a half pages. Once again I awoke at an ungodly hour and couldn’t go back to… Continue Reading
Our streets are paved with lead December 10, 2011 I’ve been following a discussion like this on my beloved Sullivan Blog but NPR had a good story on it recently. America which once… Continue Reading
Bookin it 2 December 10, 2011 Anyone who doubts my ability to put words together should remember that over the past five or six years I’ve probably strung 2 million… Continue Reading