Lionel Deimel’s Web Log

I went through a number of hummingbird feeders before I finally found one that worked well for me. Most of my earlier purchases employed a l...

I am a liberal Democrat. I believe that governing by Democrats will make America freer, fairer, safer, and more prosperous than will governi...

Each spring, I plant new flowers and herbs in various planters on the deck. Last winter, I bought new flowerpots and retired one large plast...

A small group of relatives and friends traveled to the Riverview-Corydon Cemetery today to bury the ashes of my friend Diane L. Duntly besid...

I began working on a poem a few days ago and was not making much progress. In reaction to the usual enthusiasm attendant the Fourth of  July...

I have always pronounce “electoral“ with the emphasis on the second syllable. This is the first pronunciation given by Merriam-Webster. The ...

It has been difficult not to think about the numerous mass shootings that seem to have become a daily feature of news in America. What can w...

Having already read Justice Alito’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , when the Supreme Court announced its fin...

I continue to work with my rescue cat, Schroeder. Schroeder was not particularly animated at first. He now seems much more like a normal cat...

I wrote to President Biden today. My message may be read below.   Dear Mr. President: Our democracy is rapidly being dismantled, engineered ...

I ran across a draft poem the other day that I never did anything with. I’ll clean it up a bit and post it below. It probably is not one of ...

I am extremely upset by the Supreme Court’s having overturned  Roe v. Wade  yesterday in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization . I ne...

I’ve been going through old papers and came upon some poems I have never made public. The poems—limericks, actually—were written in April 20...

Nearly two weeks ago, I posted “ A Democratic Platform for 2022 .” This was a minimalist list of policy positions intended to appeal to vote...

I have read many instructions for making hard-boiled eggs. Any method that works for you is fine, of course. Most importantly, your techniqu...

In 2012, I wrote a post titled “ A Preëmptive Political Post .” My intention in doing so was to head off feeling the need to write individua...

The title of this post was not of my choosing. It is the headline that The Indiana Gazette  gave to a letter to the editor I submitted and w...

For her funeral, I prepared an album of pictures I had taken of Diane Duntley. I had no access to photos taken before I knew Diane, so the a...

The funeral for Diane Duntley was held in Christ Episcopal Church in Indiana, Pennsylvania. I paid a personal tribute to her, which I have r...