Lionel Deimel’s Web Log

It is likely that most readers have watched an incoming president recite the oath of office. That oath is prescribed in Article II, Section ...

I have heard it said repeatedly that the party of the president nearly always loses seats in Congress in midterm elections. This is certainl...

The premise of Minority Report always seemed farfetched. Especially incredible was the mechanism, the insights of a trio of clairvoyants, b...

Writing in The Washington Post  yesterday, columnist Catherine Rampell argues that more people need to be attending college: Enrollment in ...

Shambles  is an odd word. It is a noun that is plural in form but can be either singular or plural in meaning. The word is frequently misuse...

If we ever establish a language police force in this country, I will be one of the first people to sign up. I am constantly irritated by peo...

Pennsylvania lieutenant governor and senatorial candidate John Fetterman was in Indiana, Pennsylvania, for a brief rally yesterday. Fetterma...

I remember the days when automobiles were often a bit slow to start, even requiring several tries before getting them going. My 2018 Honda C...

I first began baking bread about 50 years ago, having been given a white bread recipe by the wife of a fellow Army bandsman. For years, I ba...

The makeup of the Supreme Court that recently declared that the right to seek an abortion is not protected by the Constitution is atypical i...

I have been asking everyone I know and everyone I run into if (1) they would like to adopt a cat, and (2) if not, would they ask other peopl...

It is likely that our democracy is about to undergo a serious stress test. If, as seems likely, former president Donald Trump stole—there is...

Schroeder It’s time to find a forever home for my rescued cat Schroeder. I already have two cats, and I brought Schroeder in from the cold f...

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...