…? Friday the Fair Wendy & I went out on a search for good redbuds. It’s been a tough year for my favorite spring blooms, with warm days encouraging opening, then sunsets sinking into subfreezing shriveling nights; some sleet, strong winds, etc.
Garrison Keillor: I talked to a friend last week whose Lutheran church in Minneapolis is trying to attract people of color. Lutherans have been white for centuries, coming as they did from Scandinavia and Germany, countries that were never great colonial powers and didn’t grab big chunks of Africa and Lutheranize the indigenous people. Some … Continue reading Garrison Keillor: in Search of Lutheran Diversity
[Have you had “anomalous experiences” like this skeptic did? I have; but those are other stories. Here’s one that was recounted in Scientific American, where skepticism is (appropriately) an article of faith. “Anomalous experiences” (aka synchronicity, serendipity, coincidence, fate, luck, destiny, Providence, etc.) are by definition non-scientific, as they can’t be replicated like all successful … Continue reading “Inner Light”? Or Just an ”Anomaly”??
Hey, Garrison, ‘bout time you sent us a postcard. Where are you and what are you up to? Why I am in Minnesota, if you wish to know The Column: 01.20.23 — GARRISON KEILLOR We came back to Minneapolis to see snow on the ground, there being none in Manhattan yet, and to drive around the … Continue reading Garrison Keillor Returns: Still Good-Looking & Above Average
This first question below has not yet been asked aloud. But it still rankles: why should I have to even think about this before she is much older? Why do I keep wondering what I’d say if her mother turned to me and said, “Let’s ask Grandpa . . . .” Not to mention if … Continue reading More of My 2022 trip