Lionel Deimel’s Web Log
Random quick takes by Lionel Deimel
November 20, 2024
Thoughts on Presidential Immunity
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I have never been comfortable with the Justice Department’s determination that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted. Although Americans ...
November 9, 2024
A New Poem
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The news that Donald Trump was elected over Kamala Harris on Tuesday last was supremely depressing. I have since been avoiding the news and ...
November 6, 2024
Harris’s Big Mistake?
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I am not ready to offer a coherent response to yesterday’s election. I offer only one thought that has bothered me throughout the Harris cam...
November 5, 2024
Are Early Voters Having Regrets?
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In a recent essay on my Web site, I expressed discomfort with early voting because significant events can occur between when a person votes...
November 1, 2024
My Great Big Baking Mistake
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Last night, as I often do, I decided to bake some cookies to share at Clifton Springs Library’s Friday coffee hour. Rather than using one of...
October 21, 2024
Wisdom from Octavia E. Butler
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I noted in my last post that I was reading Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. Having finished that rather dark volume, I have gone ...
October 15, 2024
Gaza, Israel, Biden, and Harris
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This afternoon, I listened to an interview with Palestinian poet and essayist Mosab Abu Toha on Fresh Air . Apparently, his literary credent...
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