An updated “my reading list” June 25, 2025 Last post Next post As I said in the previous post I used my blog’s dashboard to transfer my old reading list which stopped… Continue Reading
One way I find my blog useful June 25, 2025 Last post Next post I decided to keep this long enumeration of the books I recall reading from cover to cover in this post… Continue Reading
The Alluring and Enduring Myth of Atticus Finch May 12, 2025 Last post Next post I have a day of cleaning up my papers ahead of me. This will be a long post that could… Continue Reading
Little Miracles add up August 31, 2023 Miracle One Not really much of a miracle but it shows the continuation of my progress toward wherever I’m going. The post-it notes on… Continue Reading
The War Against Morphodites October 5, 2022 I’m not sure this column will make it to the Reader’s Internet site so I share it with you here. The Reader had a… Continue Reading
Before the Black Panther February 18, 2018 I am very pleased by the success of the new Black Panther movie. My littlest grandson, as white as he can be, has been… Continue Reading
CENSORING MARK TWAIN AND HARPER LEE? Coda February 9, 2018 One of Duluth’s teachers who was brought up short by our Administration’s decision to pull Harper Lee and Twain out of the curriculum makes… Continue Reading
Censoring Mark Twain and Harper Lee? February 8, 2018 The DNT’s story on our Administration pulling Huckleberry Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird out of our curriculum made it to the Washington Post… Continue Reading
Go Set a Watchman July 17, 2015 News stories of particular interest to me have exploded over the past four or five months and yet I’ve hardly commented on them. The… Continue Reading
The first time I desperately wanted to write May 20, 2015 Claudia and I took six or seven years to decide whether to bring children into this crazy world. It meant a couple strong hints… Continue Reading
Civil Rights and Equitable Education in Duluth September 16, 2013 I was recently sent a request for information regarding my attitude about some ticklish issues facing the Duluth Schools. I relished a chance to… Continue Reading
My favorite movie – Pt 1 (another late night unedited mental ramble) February 19, 2013 I’ve been watching and rewatching some marvelous British Television series lately. Tonight I watched two more hours of “The Hour” on Amazon’s live stream… Continue Reading
Lilly August 19, 2011 Topeka, Kansas, was not the South but it was close enough to have a sizeable black population. I was a child there in the… Continue Reading
WeltyforSenate wrap up July 8, 2010 Just a daily wrap. I’ve been using some of my time lately to stretch my mind instead of campaign. Last night Claudia and I… Continue Reading