President Obama has started off his term strongly. From freezing the pay of people working for him, to issuing strong ethical guidelines for the behavior of those who serve with him, to declaring that accountability in government will best be … Continue reading →
January 15, 2009 would have been the 8oth birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. With the inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama as the nation’s 44th president on Tuesday, what would Martin Luther King, Jr. have to say about the current … Continue reading →
For many years, I’ve been attracted to unconventional architecture, perhaps because of my affinity for sculpture. I’ve often thought that houses are “livable sculptures” and perhaps that is why I like organic architecture. I have three copies of Woodstock Handmade … Continue reading →
For several years now, there have been strident calls from the Left to prosecute officials of the Bush administration as war criminals. President-elect Obama has said that if crimes were committed, they need to be investigated but at the same … Continue reading →
I received an e-mail tonight from Change.Gov that announced the rollout of a new feature on the Change.Gov website. It is called a Citizen’s Briefing Book. Now, I’m not so naive as to believe that comments there are going to … Continue reading →
In an earlier post about the cats in my life, I wrote that I had a stray who died suddenly. That was Percy, short for Percival, an all white cat who was named by a friend of mine in Minneapolis. … Continue reading →
I’ve been pre-occupied with some personal issues that I can’t elaborate on at the moment, but perhaps this classic, from The Kingston Trio, will help you understand my lack of activity recently. I’m hopeful that the sun will start shining … Continue reading →
It’s funny — when I was a boy, I was a dog person and didn’t much care for cats. Moe was a German Shepherd who came into the lives of my brother and I when we were about 12. We … Continue reading →
Update January 1, 2009: The author was interviewed today on the Diane Rehm show on NPR. It was a very interesting interview and I found it interesting that the three men that called in didn’t talk about Dewey but all … Continue reading →
It is fair to state that very few people in this country expected or even predicted the financial crisis that we are enveloped in. Over the years, I’ve read essays by people who claim that if we went back to … Continue reading →