Lou Christen, Author

January 12, 2020   It’s nice to know that our government is now ‘back to work’ after its’ ten day Holiday Recess. Given another few days alone, our ‘Perfect’ President would have been able to start World War III— all

January 5, 2020   Since the unreal world of politics and government is still in ‘Recess’, Hubris suggested that I step back from commenting on the antics of our ‘Perfect’ President and his friends (mostly Republicans) and enemies (mostly Democrats)

Dec. 29, 2019   One of the major benefits of the Christmas season is that it gives a person the opportunity to reflect on the real meaning of Christmas—i.e., the birthday of Christ and Christianity. Of course, we all know

Dec. 22, 2019   Our current political scene reminds me of being a little kid, growing up in Ferguson, Missouri and races, whether on foot, on our tricycles, or on roller skates started with the chant of, “One, for the

Dec.15, 2019   If you think about it, life is marked by a series of documents, most of which we seldom think about until they are needed. The very first document marking our entry into this document crazy world— which

December 8th, 2019   I can remember my Uncle Joe (Christen), a mechanical engineer who became the Superintendent of the Pullman Railroad Company, teaching me how to integrate the timing of my hand moving the gear shift rod and my

Dec. 1, 2019   I have fond memories of Sister Lucy ringing the hand bell signaling ‘Recess Time’ at the Saints John and James Catholic grade school in Ferguson, Missouri for the 8 years I was very fortunate to have

Nov. 24, 2019   I can’t seem to find out who verbalized the very appropriate evaluation of Trump’s behavior as, “This is the Way Gangsters Operate”, during the testimony of Marie Yovanovitch, the now ‘ex’ Ambassador to the Ukraine, before

Nov. 17, 2019   Growing up in the mid-west, I quickly learned a weather reality: a brief period of calm, no winds, no thunder or lightening—almost an eerie silence, preceded a violent thunderstorm or tornado. In fact, it seemed to

Nov. 11, 2019   Hubris told me that he was very proud and pleased about my use of his great idea for the subject (The Job Description) of my last blog and that he thought I ‘nailed’ Trump’s job performance