Category Archives: Journal

Sharing more about me, less about (almost) everything else

Just for Fun: Where is Otis?

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Brian H. Gill

While looking for a parking space in the Walmart lot, I ran into — no, that’s not right. I noticed a hand-painted trailer with “WhereIsOtis.blog” emblazoned on the back. I pulled into an empty parking space, and started looking for … Continue reading →

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Off Schedule, and Loving It

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Brian H. Gill

I re-organized some of A Catholic Citizen in America’s pages today, and — I hope — made the navigation menus more useful. In the process, I removed some text that’d been cluttering one page. On the off-chance that you’re interested, … Continue reading →

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“…We Wait, and are Patient, and Back We Come….”

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Brian H. Gill

This is among my favorite quotes: “‘…Here they stabled their horses and feasted, from here they rode out to fight or drove out to trade. They were a powerful people, and rich, and great builders. They built to last, for … Continue reading →

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Drought, Air Quality Alert: Living in the Upper Midwest

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Brian H. Gill

CANADA BURNS AS SMOKE SHROUDS MINNESOTA!!! Well, no. Not really. Although that’d make a dandy headline. On the other hand, maybe it’s too obviously overblown. Maybe there’s a fine line between headlines that grab attention without inspiring thought and those … Continue reading →

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Deeper in Drought, But 87.5% Vaccinated

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Brian H. Gill

(Drought conditions in Minnesota. (July 13, 2021)) There’s more to life than drought and disease, but that’s mostly what I’ll talk about today. Partly because discussing what I’ve seen in headlines would mean more research and effort than I have … Continue reading →

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