Reading time – 2:55; Viewing time – 5:35 . . . We need a good and optimistic start for the new year. That message is for next week. Let’s first establish in a blinding flash of the obvious and in a compelling way why we need that good and optimistic start. You don’t need a… [read more]
Whitefish, MT – Guest Essay
Reading time – 2:54 . . . An email addressed to our family from my travel writer, Montana native, daughter-in-law Wendy arrived and it was so shocking and important that I asked permission to post it here as a guest essay. You may know what’s going on in Whitefish, MT, but it’s unlikely that you’ve… [read more]
Eye Opening
Reading time – 3:13; Viewing time – 5:30 . . . I’m still trying to figure this out and I think I’m making progress. Reality keeps telling me that I better hurry it up. Why did people vote for Donald Trump even when he promised to do things that would harm them? It’s easy to… [read more]
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Reading time – 3:46; Viewing time – 6:44 – longer than most, still respectful of your time . . . NOTE: Email addresses listed in the prior blog have been repaired. If that kept you from taking action, please make your voice heard right now – tomorrow is too late. Let’s see what we have… [read more]
EMERGENCY FLASH MESSAGE
This is not about what Trump might do the the departments of energy, EPA, Social Security or Medicare. This is about our national security. The Founders created the Electoral College for several reasons, but the most important was to ensure there would never be any interference by a foreign agent, government or institution that might… [read more]
Time to Get Off the Barcalounger
Reading time – 1:37; Viewing time – 2:49 . . . This should be BREAKING NEWS! – but it isn’t, because Donald Trump has spent his entire life bending and breaking rules and laws. He campaigned for 18 months, bragging about the illegal, unconstitutional things he will do. On top of that he has promised… [read more]
A Reflecting Sphere
Reading time – 1:31; Viewing time – 3:00 . . . What do you suppose the reflection in Escher’s sphere would look like to Donald Trump, were he holding it? Surely, he would describe the image with superlatives, but that’s neither useful nor is it new information; neither is it important. The far more important… [read more]
A Final Love Note to Bernie Supporters
Reading time – 1:55; Viewing time – 3:21 . . . Dr. Jill Stein’s initiative for an election recount is in process as of this writing. Regardless of the outcome of that process, what follows remains true. Let’s leave aside issues around whether the Democratic primary was fixed and even your notions of who had… [read more]
Some Answers and a Pinch
Reading time – 2:15; Viewing time – 3:23 . . . In the midst of your shock, grief and whatever else you felt following the 2016 general election, perhaps you questioned what you can do to mitigate the damage that is likely to be done, based upon the pledges of cruelty and the crushing of… [read more]
To the Woodshed
Reading time – 49 seconds; Viewing time – 1:42 . . . Andrew Young was the United States Ambassador to the United Nations under President Jimmy Carter. He was an active and passionate leader for civil rights and was the first African-American to hold that ambassadorial position. Young created a bit of controversy when he… [read more]
