There is an old adage that says "all politics is local" and to those of us who live in the areas of the country designated by the media as "battleground states" the meaning of the adage is all too clear. This trope of the political class cannot, however, be said to be true of the local news. Today’s screed is brought to you by what is likely to be the epitome of the problem with the consolidation of the electronic media that has been happening for years now – then diminishment of the requirement for the "News" to be "news."
31 July 2016
24 July 2016
Please Explain It
I am going to be entirely serious here and I truly want answers from my friends and family of both parties. I just do not understand the supporters of the candidates of either party! Can anyone explain to me why it is that I should support one candidate over the other!?
01 July 2016
19 June 2016
The Older I Get…
On this Father’s Day, I wanted to share a story about my dad – I may have shared this one before, but if not… It is an illustration of an interesting effect of aging that I have noticed: “The older I get, the smarter my dad gets!”
26 May 2016
Happy Birthday, Dad!
Gone But Not Forgotten!
It is amazing how far you can see when you are sitting on the shoulders of a giant!
Wherever you are today, I hope that you have an excellent view!
Don Bergquist - May 26, 2016 - Lakewood, Colorado
01 May 2016
Low-Information Voters
Anyone who was not already aware that the main voting contingent of the Republican Front-Runner was basically the lowest of the low information voters, you should need no more information that was presented this week when NPR interviewed Bobby Knight on why he is supporting Donald Trump.
17 April 2016
Pearls Before Swine
“Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.”It will be a short lesson today, children, as the point that I want to make is either self-evident or one that you will never understand.
Matthew 7:6 (KJV)
10 April 2016
Civility
Two words about a news article I saw this wee:
civility [si-vil-i-tee]
noun, plural civilities
1. courtesy; politeness
2. a polite action or expression:
an exchange of civilities
3. Archaic. civilization; culture; good breeding
From Middle English (of Latin derivation) "civilite" meaning "courtesy"
schism [siz-uh m, skiz-]
noun
1. division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties
2. the parties so formed
From Middle English (of Greek derivation) "cisme" meaning "to split"
31 March 2016
Condescension
con•de•scen•sion
[kon-duh-sen-shuh n]noun
1. an attitude of patronizing superiority; disdain.
2. behavior that is patronizing or condescending.
3. voluntary assumption of equality with a person regarded as inferior.
27 March 2016
The Importance of Being Earnest
"I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being good all the time. That would be hypocrisy."
The Importance of Being Earnest- Oscar Wilde
18 March 2016
An Open Letter To My Senators
Michael Bennet
United States Senator
(Democrat) Colorado
Cory Gardner
United States Senator
(Republican) Colorado
Dear Honorable Sirs:
I feel compelled to write you this morning after watching
the news this morning and seeing your colleague, the Honorable Mr. McConnell
making a thoroughly curious assertion on the news. In the interview, the leader
of the Senate said that “the American people should have a voice in the
selection of the next Supreme Court Justice.”
01 March 2016
16 February 2016
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