Monthly Archives: October 2020

To Bee Or Not To Bee

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Robert Pogson

Last spring, several of my plum trees flowered but did not bear fruit. I blame a severe cold snap late in May for that but I also did not see a lot of bees that early in the season. Should … Continue reading →

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State of Play

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Robert Pogson

“In the U.S. Senate race in Texas, incumbent Republican John Cornyn leads Democrat M.J. Hegar among likely voters, 49 – 43 percent. Seven percent are undecided. On September 24th, Cornyn had 50 percent support and Hegar had 42 percent, also … Continue reading →

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Soon, The Old-Guard Democrats Have To Go

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Robert Pogson

See Lindsay Graham Getting a Hug at Amy Coney Barrett’s Hearing Just Put Democrats Over the EdgeSome of the leading Democrats are getting very long in the tooth. While they are well connected and great at fund-raising, they are growing … Continue reading →

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A Death In The Family

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Robert Pogson

Shortly after midnight yesterday the last member of my father’s siblings died at the age of 101. She lived through so many eras of Canadian history: the Dirty Thirties on the farm, WWII in a village on the prairies, the … Continue reading →

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God, Sorting Them Out

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Robert Pogson

In the war in Viet Nam, some jaded commentators proclaimed, “Kill ’em all. Let God sort them out!”. It’s a commentary on how ugly war can be. The news that Trump is infected with COVID-19 has similar connotations.“The Twenty-fifth Amendment … Continue reading →

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