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am an inveterate news and science junkie, and a keen observer of all things
beneath the notice of most normal people. I sometimes feel compelled to write
essays based on my observation and analysis, and I share some of those
essays here. I hope to be entertaining, thought-provoking,
and occasionally even surprising.
The essays here are practical, political, social, and personal. They are
mostly serious, but occasionally light, even quirky. I invite your feedback on
what I’ve written. Send your comments via e-mail. (See link at the bottom of
this page or click on the Contact Information button at the left.)
In February 2002, I created my own blog, which I named Lionel Deimel’s Web
Log. Back then, the word “blog” was not as common as it is now. I have
chosen to retain that somewhat old-fashioned name. My goal was have a vehicle
for posting brief, informal essays on the Web. In practice, some of my posts
have turned out to be long and formal. My blog is as much a farrago as is this
Web site. A complete, annotated, chronological listing of my Web log
posts can be found on the Site Map page.
— LED, 2/9/2023
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Entries below are listed oldest first. Go
to bottom
Michigan Lessons—on the Michigan presidential
primary, 2/23/2000
A Few Questions about Selecting Presidential Candidates—some
post-primary thoughts, 3/15/2000)
The People's Choice—on winning elections by
plurality, 4/5/2000
Early Chow—snapshot of life as an Army
bandsman, 5/28/2000
Elián's Legacy—on the lessons of the Elián
Gonzales affair, 7/2/2000
The Marriage Penalty—on tax policy,
9/2/2000
Eleventh-hour Advice for Al Gore—campaign
advice for a presidential candidate, 10/26/2000
The People's Choice (Round Two)—plurality
voting gets us into trouble in Florida, 11/11/2000
What's in a Name?—how we talk about the terrorist
attacks, 9/16/2001
The Four-way Stop—more
thoughts than you ever wanted to deal with concerning this common type
of intersection, 11/29/2001
Black Hawk Down—a
reflection on (though not quite a review of) the 2001 Ridley Scott move,
1/28/2002
A Warning to Catholic Bishops—isolating
parish property may not be an inspired idea, 6/13/2002
Blinking Lights—blinking
lights return to an ordinary computer user, 12/5/2002
Christian Morality in the White House—why
not everyone (or even every Christian) is pleased with President
Bush’s brand of morality, 4/3/2003
Rick's Fix—evaluating a
controversial statement by Senator Rick Santorum, 4/26/2003
Where Are the Politicians?—why
so few politicians are weighing in on the Texas sodomy decision,
6/27/2003
Not Your Money—evolving
Republican attitudes toward taxes, 7/7/2004
The Pledge of Allegiance Revisited—“under
God” is not the only problem with the Pledge of Allegiance, 7/21/2004
Musashi's Last Day—the story
of the death of one of my cats, 1/15/2005
What's It All About, Terri?—a
commentary on the Terri Schiavo affair, 4/5/2005
Thankful—thoughts on some
patriotic slogans as Independence Day approaches, 6/30/2005
National World War II
Memorial — an evaluation of a new Washington, D.C., monument, 7/19/2005
Aphorisms — a modest
collection of original aphorisms, revised 9/1/2025
The Videocassette Indexing
Problem Solved — my latest scheme for keeping track of what’s on my
videocassettes, 12/7/2006
The Annotated Mark Lawrence —
commentary on the recent Q & A from the Very Rev. Mark Lawrence offered in
support of his being consecrated Bishop of South Carolina, 12/12/2006
Syringes for My Cat — dealing
with syringes for a diabetic cat, 9/25/2010
A Matter of Mottos — “In God we
trust” vs. "E pluribus unum,” 4/23/2016
Another MLB Safety Concern
— the danger of chairs in foul ground, 3/3/2019
A Comprehensive Examination of
the Abortion Question — an essay written shortly before the Supreme Court
eliminated the constitutional right to have an abortion, 4/4/2023
Rhymes in “Paul Revere’s Ride”
— an analysis of the rhymes in the famous Longfellow poem, 4/6/2023
The Heritage Foundation Attacks
Ranked Choice Voting—a conservative think tank attacks a better voting
system, 5/7/2023
Defending Benjamin Franklin—defending
the longstanding name of a high school, 6/14/2023
Who Will Be the GOP
Presidential Candidate in 2024?—analysis of the race for the nomination,
6/28/2023
Cataract Surgery—a personal
account of eye operations, 7/4/2023
Thoughts on Independence Day,
2023—thoughts on the state of the Union, 7/4/2023
Tweaking the Electoral
College—suggesting a change to make the Electoral College more democratic,
8/20/2023
Donald Trump and the Fourteenth
Amendment—thoughts on the Colorado decision keeping Trump off the primary
ballot, 12/ 21/2023
“Diplomacy” at Columbia—Columbia
University’s suppression of support for Palestinians, 12/29,2023
Poems of Hope and Promise:
Open Mic Night at Sulfur Books—Thoughts on poems of hope, 4/20/2024
The GOP Program—an
analysis of overall GOP strategy, 7/27/2024
An Agenda of Urgent
American Problems in 2024—big problems not easily addressed, 9/29/2024
Trump Doesn't Justify His
Assertions Because He's Lying—a modest list of outrageous lies, 11/2/2024
Find Your Cinema Companions—compare
favorite movies with favorites of friends, 5/11/2025
We Need More Democracy—ways
in which our democracy needs to be enhanced, 5/14/2025
Protest Sign Lessons and
Plans—wisdom related to signs for demonstrations, 5/20/2025
The Texas Ten Commandments Law—analysis
of the Texas law for Ten Commandments in classrooms, 7/7/2025
Thoughts on the Presidency and
the Nation—analysis of the Trump second term, 12/10/2025
What Democrats Believe in
2026—defining a Democratic Party philosophy, 1/26/2026
Thoughts on Iran—what will happen
in the U.S./Israel war on Iran, 3/12/2026
Our National Anthem—a
defense of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” 6/8/2026
Trump’s Triumphal Arch—comments
on Donald Trump’s proposed arch submitted to the National Park Service,
7/29/2026
Two Books Someone Should Write—books
I can’t write but that someone should, 8/17/2026
The Hatred of Trump and His
Followers—a Facebook post tapped into mother lode of MAGA hostility,
8/24/2026
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