Tuesday, October 06, 2020

REWIND: Good points aplenty ... "The big urban mistake: Building for tourism vs. livability."

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Social media at Strong Towns reposted this link today. It appeared previously in this space in May 26, 2017. It has long been my viewpoint ...
Monday, October 05, 2020

Pope Francis is correct about the failures of market capitalism. But there's a small problem ...

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The current Pope's economic critiques make a great deal of sense. So much so that even as an atheist, it means I'm tempted to make c...

Fire Donald Trump: "We have no illusions about Biden, but we need him to win."

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There are times when it's necessary to stop the bleeding first, then determine what's to occur next. This triage scenario is peak ...
Sunday, October 04, 2020

Our 2020 non-Harvest Homecoming.

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It even seems a bit strange to me. In spite of my decades-long indifference to Nawbany's peculiar institution of Harvest Homecoming, t...

About Miklos Gárdos and anti-fascism.

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4 October 1942 | Hungarian Jewish boy Miklos Gárdos was born. In July 1944 he was deported to  #Auschwitz  and murdered in a gas chamber. I...
Saturday, October 03, 2020

"Michael Palin on his favourite trips."

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The more I can't do it, the more it is missed.  Around the world in seven journeys: Michael Palin on his favourite trips , by Scott Brya...

German Unity Day.

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We're just shy of 31 years since the Berlin Wall fell. That era, say 1988-1992, was as pivotal for my own life as for world history. I...
Friday, October 02, 2020

2006: The NA Confidential - Volunteer Hoosier merger.

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Diana and I first met Randy Smith on the grounds of the Moser Tannery in 2004 (wife Ann was with him; I knew her from university), a story w...

The Highwayman at city council, 2009: "Romeo, Romeo,-------?"

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Lloyd "The Highwayman" Wimp, who sadly left us on November 12, 2010, was an old acquaintance of my 1990s-era pub madness who becam...
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Thursday, October 01, 2020

Prague’s concrete paneláks aren't finished yet.

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Having grown up under the tutelage of a father who went out of his way to avoid urban areas, and this being America, my exposure to urban ...

ON THE AVENUES: Welcome to the last will and testament of NA Confidential.

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It cannot be denied that I’m a slow learner, a late bloomer and a serial procrastinator.  This much is perfectly clear. Actually, I’ve never...
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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

The hits kept coming, until they didn't: "But what about Howard Sprague?"

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Remember caption contests? This one originally was a BEER MONEY column for the pre-merger Tribune , to be greeted by dozens of yokels picket...
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The farewell tour continues: "Ilmatyynyalukseni on täynnä ankeriaita," from March 20, 2010.

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As NA Confidential prepares to ride off into the sunset, I'll be reposting selected bits from the past. This one's from the spring ...
Tuesday, September 29, 2020

BEER MONEY: New Albany Is A State of Mind (2009).

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As noted in today's previous post , my two-years-and-five-month run as a guest columnist at the pre-merger New Albany Tribune began in 2...

From BEER MONEY at the Tribune to ON THE AVENUES at NAC -- how my weekly column came to be.

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In response to an inquiry, here's a repeat (26 December 2016) of the story about how ON THE AVENUES came to be. NA Confidential is wind...
Monday, September 28, 2020

BOOKS: "Capitalism & Disability," by Marta Russell.

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My friend Loren is COO at Sweet Behavior LLC , and he mentioned this book a while back. I bought it immediately and read these essays earlie...