Mike Steinharter’s Musings
It wss 2020 (and now its not) and I finally decided to blog a bit. I have no idea if anyone will find this interesting to read, other than perhaps one or more of my kids (I am quite sure my wife will not), but it is fun and I have the time (after all it’s 2020, the year no one could imagine) so, why not? Enjoy.
Latest Stories from My Blog:
Humility
Does it exist any more? In this day and age it almost seems like it has gone out of fashion. The President of the United States demonstrates none, and surrounds himself with similars. His role model behavior has inspired others around the world…or others have inspired him. Who cares. It’s definitely not gone. It is…
The Best Dog in the World
I picked up this book recently and admit I’ve only just started it, but it already speaks to me. I find myself meandering through all the dogs who have shaped my life. I love my kids a lot but the dogs I’ve loved a lot too, and when it comes to unconditional love there’s nothing…
Are we in decline?
Don’t read this further looking for data to support my thesis. I readily admit that this post is anecdotal in nature and am sure that some MAGA types will argue it. Nonetheless…. As I watch and travel and listen and read, I see only evidence that the USA is in decline. Decline from what? The…
Why I prefer non-fiction
The short answer is: because I learn something. I read novels, and I enjoy them; mostly they are either escapist (Baldacci, Michael Connolly) or moving, thought-provoking and admirable (Theo of Golden, Julian Barnes, Fredrik Backman, Dickens). I am usually reading at least two books, one of which is fiction and the other is non-fiction. I’m…
My time with Robert Reich and Naomi Klein
Over the last couple of weeks I read these two books. Robert Reich’s book “Coming Up Short” and Naomi Klein’s book “Doppelganger.” Reich’s title is a play on the fact that he is extraordinarily short (just under 5 feet tall) and the fact that our democracy has come up way short in recent years. I…
New Zealand
I haven’t been everywhere, but based on the 40+ countries I have visited in the last 40+ years, I am quite sure that New Zealand is the most beautiful place on earth. We’ve just returned from a 10-day visit to the south island of New Zealand. It wasn’t our first visit, as we did live…
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