2014 Road Trip – Day Twelve – St. Ignace, MI To Wisconsin Dells, WI

RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen. Yesterday, RAMANAM and I turned south and west for home. Several reason: 1- I saw the colors I hoped to see in New England in MI UP.  So, basic mission of the trip accomplished. 2- I am tired.  The route I took…

2014 Road Trip – Day Ten – Iron River, MI To St. Ignace, MI – 4

RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen. Today we reached the Mackinac Strait, spanned by the Mackinac Bridge, which connects the MI UP (Upper Peninsula) with the large part of MI to the south.  The area is VERY French in fundamentals and St. Ignace (Saint Agnes, a patron of…

2014 Road Trip – Day Ten – Iron River, MI To St. Ignace, MI – 3

RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen. Today we reached the Mackinac Strait, spanned by the Mackinac Bridge, which connects the MI UP (Upper Peninsula) with the large part of MI to the south.  The area is VERY French in fundamentals and St. Ignace (Saint Agnes, a patron of…

2014 Road Trip – Day Ten – Iron River, MI To St. Ignace, MI – 2

RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen. Today we reached the Mackinac Strait, spanned by the Mackinac Bridge, which connects the MI UP (Upper Peninsula) with the large part of MI to the south.  The area is VERY French in fundamentals and St. Ignace…

2014 Road Trip – Day Ten – Iron River, MI To St. Ignace, MI – 1

RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen. Today we reached the Mackinac Strait, spanned by the Mackinac Bridge, which connects the MI UP (Upper Peninsula) with the large part of MI to the south.  The area is VERY French in fundamentals and St. Ignace (Saint Agnes, a patron of…

2014 Road Trip – Day Nine – Bemidji, MN To Iron River, MI

RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen. Travelled three states today:  MN, WI and MI.  Trivia: Both WI and MI have an Iron Lake County and an Iron Lake Town in their Iron Lake County. While fueling friend, a young mother fueling her friend eyed me photographing Lake Bemidji across…

2014 Road Trip – Day Eight – Minot, ND To Bemidji, MN

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.  Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT Mary and I nearly moved to Bemidji with the petunias in the early 80s.  Also considered the Shenandoah.  Picked Seattle instead.  Milder weather.  Also: Boeing!  I loved Boeing. The scenery along US 2…

2014 Road Trip – Day Seven – Minot, ND To Minot, ND

RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen. Little to report today.  Feeling even more relaxed after another 10 hours in bed, mostly sleeping.  Push off to the east tomorrow, stop next in Bemidji, MN. I have no financial connection to it, and it may be just this one, but…

2014 Road Trip – Day Six – Minot, ND To Minot, ND

RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen. From 2011, a funny piece on Minot: In the three years since 2011 and starting just before then, Minot has transformed into a new world something comparable to Seattle’s role supporting the Alaska gold rush.  But in Minot’s case, it is the…

2014 Road Trip – Day Five – Malta, MT to Minot, ND

RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen. Today began with my leaving food in the refer at Malta.  Not all that I carry, but I hate to waste.  About $20 dollars’ worth.  I was in a hurry to get going. Not wise.  Have established…

2014 Road Trip – Day Three – Glacier NP

RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, There are three BNSF lines before the appointed domicile, not two, which would explain, perhaps, the onset of trains through the night coming from opposite directions at short intervals.  Still, they seem to have become as Jerome said of outgoing arty in…

2014 Road Trip – Day Two – Sandpoint, ID to West Glacier, MT On US 2

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT Well, the BNSF mainline is a thousand feet away now with crossings at both the east and west of here, thus horn blasts. Vista Motel, West Glacier, MT. And when one…

2014 Road Trip – Day One – US 2 East From Columbia River To Spokane

RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, I am in Sandpoint, ID at Best Western Resort on a lake of the Pend Oreille River next an RR mainline.  Train at full speed every 30 minutes at least.  🙂  We do pay for our jollies.  MY BALCONY OVERLOOKS THE LAKE!…

To Tell The Strategic Truth

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT How would a servant of the nation sound who told the American people and the world — urbi et orbi — in a simple voice from a large stage the truth about the…

Further Thoughts: A New Strategic Grasp

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT [The original post on a new strategic grasp is here.] Writing under title The Mystery At Idlib, Richard Fernandez at PJMedia provides important data points for strategic reflection. Prolific internet commenter Subotai Bahadur…