Things That I Think I Think
Huh, odd place to build a mental institution . . . Despite what you may think, I don't write just to bore you. Well, not intentionally. I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before - I’m old and tend to repeat myself – but I write a lot: letters to the editor, this blog, long tedious emails. There was a time I even fancied myself a poet. But mostly I just write to figure out what I’m really thinking. I will often be curious about something, do some Googling (or an occasional AI search) and begin to write about it. Then as I go along, writing and thinking, thinking and writing, I will often arrive at a completely different place. Thus, you always end up getting my well developed and eloquently expressed thoughts. Okay, maybe not always. Anyway here’s a special post this month. The depth of winter tends to send we hearty Minnesotans into a sort of cold-induced meditative torpor (when not interrupted by whistles!) I mean what else do we have to do but hunker dow...