My Minnesota

Choice more than Chance Photo by J. Harrington The Martin Niemöller quote below is reported to be a version he used after the defeat of Na...

 It's Superb owl Sunday. The sun is shining. Temperature may reach 32℉ for a short time today, more time at higher temperatures later th...

The world is full of good, or at least better, news, but we won't find it in main stream media's "if it bleeds, it leads" ...

One of the folx down the road is a tRUMP supporter. In fact, there’s many of them in the county in which we live. The one I’m writing about ...

I remember reading, some years ago, about an old lady who claimed "I don't vote. It just encourages them.” While her attitude is ce...

Please find me in contempt of the Roberts’ SCOTUS. Also, dismayed by POTUS performance at the recent “debate.” Disgusted that our political ...

SCOTUS recently announced that it’s legitimate for cities to fine and incarcerate homeless people who have nowhere to sleep. It appears the ...

June is almost gone, taking the first half of 2024 with her. My favorite season, autumn, lies ahead. I need to work harder to keep politics ...

At least we’re not in a tent somewhere camping. Another rainy day in Minnesota is doing wonders for the plants and mosquitos but not so much...

Back in the days when I was in school learning Latin, dei in that language translated into “of god” in English. I suspect it’s coincidental ...

There’s lots of open water showing on local lakes and ponds. The Minnesota legislature is considering a bill to reimburse counties for “ice ...

The trash is collected and waiting to get picked up tomorrow. Regenerated whole wheat sourdough flour is rising to get baked tomorrow. Earli...

I’ve grumped enough about seemingly endless cloudy skies that it would be irresponsible of me to fail to mention today’s blue skies and suns...

The wind is up again. The driveway I had mostly cleared of fallen leaves, isn’t. Congress may keep funding the government a month or two at ...

Some years ago I encountered the phrase “the path is made by walking.” At the time, I don’t believe the inspiration for or source of that ph...