News links on current politics 1 January 29, 2020 This is a place I’ll start putting links to news stories I’ve been emailing myself for the past year or more. I want a… Continue Reading
News links on the end of the Earth 1 January 29, 2020 Just a little overstatement in the headline. No human tech for a thousand or maybe a million years will be sufficient to stop the… Continue Reading
Judy Sill January 26, 2020 I can’t recall ever hearing of this young woman who is the latest in a parade of belated obituaries of women who’s lives the… Continue Reading
David Brooks is wrong January 25, 2020 A fretful sleepless me awoke in a drier version of night sweats. I got up and wrote my next Reader Column. You will only… Continue Reading
God Bless Adam “Shifty” Schiff January 24, 2020 I heard that fair and balanced Fox News let Hannity mute Adam Schiff’s eloquent and damningly persuasive closing argument yesterday. Talk about hacks sticking… Continue Reading
I returned some of my book money January 23, 2020 I sent this letter to my 70 some book buyers. It prompted four of them to request refunds. December 18, 2019 To 75 people… Continue Reading
Harry’s Diary 1/23/2020 January 23, 2020 I returned money yesterday…..that’s the next post. Today I signed up for two more French apps on my cell phone. One allows me to… Continue Reading
Will UMD’s College Republicans accept my “debate” challenge? January 22, 2020 I accepted a challenge to defend Richard Nixon just before the 1972 Presidential election. I would very much admire UMD CR’s if they accepted… Continue Reading
“Stauber is facing off against . . . Harry Welty.” January 22, 2020 So says Fox 21 News: https://www.fox21online.com/2018/08/14/congressional-candidate-stauber-ready-for-strong-primary-showing/ While picking up a glazed-raised doughnut for my cold-suffering sweetie at Mt. Royal Foods this morning one of… Continue Reading
From Ken Star – GOP expert January 20, 2020 The Constitution is unconstitutional. And this is the second time he’s been involved in one. I am tempted to think he’s a tad hypocritical… Continue Reading
My big read today – January 16, 2020 This is very long but, for those interested in the Middle East, very worth the reading. Mohammed bin Zayed’s Dark Vision of the Middle… Continue Reading
My Reader column, Waltzing Matilda January 16, 2020 It begins: Everything about Down Under appealed to me. Aussies were like a second version of Americans, open, unpretentious and they loved America. We… Continue Reading
Emperor Xi, Tsar Putin, King Trump and George Washington January 16, 2020 Perhas the most unsurprising but appalling news yesterday came from Russia. In one way I miss the Soviet Union. Other than its delusional infatuation… Continue Reading
Impeachment, war, cinema and other flotsom January 15, 2020 Trump Impeached. After watching part to of Frontlines how we got here, last night I’m OK with that. I was surprised to come to… Continue Reading
Let’s see what I write first. Then I’ll give it a title January 14, 2020 I’ve just washed the dishes a little after late night news began. I rarely watch it anymore. I used the time to digest a… Continue Reading
Wasscalwy Wabbit January 10, 2020 My fingers are itchy enough to tease with stuff that’s been on my mind but only of consequence only to me. I just got… Continue Reading
Better Angels January 10, 2020 While I am putting away Christmas decorations and fending off middle fingers let me show you my Mother’s handiwork circa 1985. Its a little… Continue Reading
Keep your middle finger holstered January 10, 2020 Donald Trump is counting on all my allies to stoke his reelection with their vitriol. In Trump’s view it will keep his supporters, many… Continue Reading
The previous post title wasn’t even an idle threat January 7, 2020 I can’t let down my eight loyal readers and I’ll still need this space to stay sane so I have no plans to stop… Continue Reading
Maybe I should stop blogging January 6, 2020 Effectively, my last post in LD was December 22nd. To my surprise despite my silence LD’s busiest day was January 4th when the blog… Continue Reading
