Tag Archives: America

“Stoneman Willie”, Reading’s Posthumous Celebrity

I ran across this item while checking my news feed today (Monday, October 2, 2023). “Pennsylvania mummy ‘Stoneman Willie’ to receive proper burial after 128 years“Kia Johnson, Reuters (October 2, 2023) “A mummified man known as Stoneman Willie will receive … Continue reading

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Prescription Quest: Another Month’s Epic Saga

First, the good news. Two days of this month’s quest for a prescribed medication have passed without incident. I’ve asked my pharmacy to request legal authorization: so that they may sell me another month’s supply of methylphenidate. They’ll also be … Continue reading

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Labor Day Weekend: Staying Home

These days, the first Monday in September is Labor Day. Officially, it’s when we “honor the energy and innovation of working Americans”: and, maybe, unions. “A Proclamation on Labor Day, 2023“(September 1, 2023) “I have often said that the middle … Continue reading

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Yellowstone: Geysers, Quakes and, Eventually, a Supereruption

I started writing about Yellowstone, hazards, and science a few weeks ago. Then life happened — there’s a link near the end of this post — something more timely came up, and now I’m back with a look at the … Continue reading

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Pope Francis, Politics and Being Catholic: Briefly

Pope Francis criticized (some) Catholics in my country. If I had any sense, and was trying to make A Catholic Citizen in America famous, influential, profitable or some combination of those qualities, I’d have long since picked an earnestly wacky … Continue reading

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