Archive for October, 2006

When’s the last time you were called “honky”?

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006

It was last Saturday afternoon for me. This Rotten Little Girl decided she was going to use the street in front of my house for her own Jerry Springer set and beat up a smaller girl. I got in between them before it got anywhere and tried to send them on their separate ways. But [...]

The Star Tribune and Keith Ellison

Monday, October 9th, 2006

This is just stunning to me. The local major paper, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, ran a pretty negative “news” (not editorial) piece about Republican Alan Fine, who is running for Congress against Democrat Keith Ellison (my small comments on the race here and here). The paper dug up an expunged court record of charges that were [...]

Kenny’s “ODD” writing

Monday, October 9th, 2006

Looks like the eldest lad has a story on his mind. :)

I should be a politician

Saturday, October 7th, 2006

Not really. I’d get in trouble. For speaking the truth to power, I suppose. With a smirk. A young guy comes to my door and has a quick three question survey. There were five choices in the first question “what do you rank as most important to you”, and the “options” left me thinking I was [...]

Intermediate Greek - Class 5

Friday, October 6th, 2006

There’s only one unpleasant thing about my Greek class: the parking. There’s a dreadful lack of parking. And surly, uninformed lot attendants stand guard on the only nearby lot, where we are supposed to have sufficient spaces. Grrr. Time to give Bethlehem Baptist a call and see if they can allow us in again. We went [...]

Is the Maplewood City Council divided?

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

That’s the question Stephen Filister and Judith Johannessen address in their editorial on their website for the “nonpartisan” Maplewood Citizen’s League (MCL). They seem to be bothered that City Councilmember Erik Hjelle had an article in the Maplewood City News which suggested that the city council is not as divided as one might understand based on [...]