I jut found and installed a new WordPress that will let you send one of my blog posts to your email address as a pdf file. Given that I tend to write long, meaty, thoughtful (or just wordy) posts, this should make reading me a lot easier. Look for and fill out the the box at the bottom of each post. And make sure you click “more” to see the whole post before you do so. Continue reading
I had some technical problems with this blog site when I moved it to a new server earlier in the year which caused the site to crash. All my old posts were lost. I’ve been blogging at Young Philly Politics, which is a great on-line community. But I’ve been hoping to restart this blog, partly as a way of helping people find my old posts that appeared there and here and partly because I want a place to post longer, more ruminative pieces, that are not really approprite for YPP. So now that I’ve had some time to fix the technical problems, I’m going to be blogging here again. Some posts, but not all, will appear at YPP, too. And I’m going to gradually repost what I think of as the best of my old posts here, leaving out the topical ones about this meeting or that rally. It’s going to take… Continue reading
My blog crashed on Wednesday. I’ve reinstalled it but I won’t have a chance to put up the posts that were here for a rew days. Thanks for your patience. Continue reading
When I first started thinking about blogging, I asked some friends who blog what to do when I am too busy or tired to post anything. They said, “No one expects a blogger to post every day.” “Nonsense,” I replied, “I expect you to post at least six days a week and am very disappointed with you when you skip a day.” Continue reading
Welcome to my blog which is going to be somewhat unusual, as it is written by an active and aspiring if, so far, not all that successful politician who is also a teacher and writer about politics. Continue reading