Category Archives: Blog Archive

It has been happening all too often in America. Men and women, mostly women, have been gunned down in our schools by folks who have grievances, real or perceived. In what should be a place of sacredness and quiet and … Continue reading →

Over the years, the Christmas traditions enjoyed by my wife’s side of our family, the Privette side, have changed. When Rene’ and I first dated (and early in our marriage) my mother-in-law, Mercedes. and my father-in-law, Don, had their six … Continue reading →

  I came across the following blurb in the Proctor Journal this past week and it got me to thinking: 10 Years Ago (2002) Judge Mark Munger will sign his books Ordinary Lives, River Stories, and The Legacy at Northern … Continue reading →

The week began with my iMac being left at CW Technologies in Duluth for a new hard drive courtesy of Apple. It ended with me selling a couple of books to a childhood friend at the Bookstore at Fitger’s in … Continue reading →

I am thankful for life, that I have been able to experience this wonderful thing we call existence. I am thankful that God, Jesus, and my faith provides me with tools to live a good and ethical life. I am … Continue reading →

I’ve been doing craft shows since Mike Savage of Savage Press published my first book (The Legacy) in 2000. I sat in Mike’s booth at the Junior League’s Festival of Trees at Lake Superior College and signed books for customers … Continue reading →

Wednesday afternoon. My left arm and shoulder are killing me and I can barely keep my eyes open and on the road. I’m driving northwest on US Highway No. 2 to attend a pot luck and discussion of my latest … Continue reading →

When I heard my brother in robes, Dale Harris, talking about getting tickets to the Bruce Springsteen concert in St. Paul early in the summer, I had to butt in. “You’re taking Kevin?” I asked, referring to his 14 year … Continue reading →

Thursday. I arranged my schedule at the courthouse so that I could spend some time with budding young writers at St. James Parochial School in West Duluth. The invitation to talk to and interact with Mrs. Lindquist’s 6th, 7th, and … Continue reading →

In the end, half of us  (the Midwest and the coasts) voted for a man who raised himself up from his bootstraps, became the first African American editor of the Harvard Law Review, launched the greatest political campaign of our … Continue reading →