Lionel Deimel’s Web Log

 In addition to my downstairs feeding station for birds, I have both plants and a bird feeder on the deck upstairs. I have resigned myself t...

I have a number of bird feeders and buy birdseed in bulk. It isn't convenient to store the seed inside, so I have stored it outside, whe...

I don’t usually post material on my blog that I didn’t create. I am particularly disinclined to post a meme I found on Facebook. The graphic...

 NPR ran a story this morning about how condo maintenance fees should cover not only ongoing routine maintenance but also build a rainy-day...

 I attended church today for the first time since early last year. This was only the second Sunday since the pandemic shut down much of the ...

 I’ve noticed that British news stories concerning COVID-19 vaccinations generally refer to such shots as “jabs.” Until very recently, I had...

 It is not breaking news that the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh elected the Rev. Dr. Ketlen Solak on June 26 as the ninth Bishop of Pitts...

In a recent column , E. J. Dionne Jr., observed that “Republicans have made democracy a partisan issue.” This statement concisely identifies...

 Some time ago, I wrote an essay on ranked-choice voting that was intended to be the first of a series on what I consider a better way of v...

 Invention is a fickle enterprise. The identical thing or idea can be created or discovered independently in different places and at differe...

Being a fan of Stacey Abrams generally and having read an excerpt of her new thriller  While Justice Sleeps in Vanity Fair , I will probabl...

Herr Foods Inc. Logo I am excessively fond of potato chips, particularly sour cream and onion potato chips. I try not to buy this snack too ...

 Initially, Republicans denied that Donald Trump instigated the insurrection of January 6. Lately, some Republicans are denying that anythin...

It now seems inevitable that the building housing Benjamin Franklin High School, from which I graduated in 1964, will be renamed by the Orle...

Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orlenas, Louisiana  As I explained in earlier posts, the Orleans Parish School Board is engaged in a proc...

I recently wrote about the proposed renaming of my high school by the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB), one element of what is officially...

 

 When I learned that the Chauvin jury had reached a verdict that was about to be announced, I turned my television to MSNBC. I listened to a...

 As I write this, the state’s case against former police officer Derek Chauvin is nearing its end. The last prosecution witness is use-of-fo...

Watching the Minneapolis trial of Derek Chauvin, it is natural to ask what Chauvin’s defense can possibly be. The prosecution has offered wi...