Day six of the Minnesota shutdown; 27 days to August 2 in Washington. Messing with our minds?
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Down deep, most of us really want to believe that “they” (the politicians or parties we habitually vote for, or the religious or other powerful leaders we truly respect or resonate with) are really honest good people. It’s those other ones who aren’t…or so we convince ourselves.
What if our generalization isn’t true?
Killing the President, and all of us.
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On frequent occasions, something in a news source catches my eye, as did this one, on Saturday. Most of us won’t all get to see these attack ads. Continue Reading
A demonstration at the state capitol
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Years ago I heard a ‘rule of thumb’ that has seemed to be reasonably well borne out in reality.
Politics, the business of talking and listening and seeking agreement when agreement doesn’t seem possible.
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Last night I watched President Obama’s thirteen minute address (#1 clip) to the nation on Afghanistan.
Detente, June 3, 1990: the Gorbachevs come to Minnesota for a visit
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June 3, 1990, was a chilly, somewhat blustery and threatening rain day in Minnesota.
The Fargo tornado of June 20, 1957
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Two grandsons and I were enjoying a major league baseball game at Minnesota Twins Target Field on May 25. It was a perfect day for a ballgame at this new park, which is at the very edge of downtown Minneapolis.
Downtown Minneapolis from deep left field, May 25, 2011
Dooms Day 2011: Remembering a trip to Israel, January, 1996
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It is appropriate that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the United States on the very day that Harold Camping has determined is Judgment Day: May 21, 2011, at 6 p.m. (As I write at 8 a.m. CDT, it is already 6 p.m. Continue Reading
What to believe?
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A friend of mine just returned from a trip to Washington DC. He and his wife had last been there in 1978. There was much new to see. They enjoyed the trip.
He mentioned that their tour group visited the World War II Memorial (completed 2004).
Spring inches northward.
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Today, May 10 in suburban St. Paul MN, the leaves on the trees have burst out, and the leafy green of woods in spring has returned once again.
Exactly one month ago, in suburban Albuquerque NM, I was taking a solitary walk along the Rio Grande River, and noticed a simple tree which intrigued me (click to enlarge photos):
“The Wicked Witch is Dead”: the killing of Osama bin Laden
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I wrote a friend a bit earlier this evening saying I probably wouldn’t comment on the killing of Osama bin Laden a day ago.
I’ve changed my mind…a little.