Somehow I channelled Erasmus, the 15th. Century monk, with the famous quotation, “When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.” …
Category: Jim Heffernan
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN: SERMON #17 – ARE WE ENOUGH?
OIOpublisher Join us Saturday, October 25 at 10 am for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” with Jim Heffernan hosting. The sermons explore new and better ways to be a citizen. They…
I’ve been thinking … The Island – A Woman’s Heart
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about the 1985 song, “The Island” by Delores Keane. If you’re not familiar with it, you can listen to it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvcxBT5Bx8Q…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM: Saturdays at 10 am – SERMON #16: “A Test of Our Citizenship”
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a great way to start your Saturday – and then go to one of the three NO KINGS rallies in Tillamook County … as Jim noted when he…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM: Saturdays at 10 am – SERMON #15: Time Travel
EDITOR’S NOTE: Editor error — with all the happenings this week, the internet outage (we were impacted) and multiple events, I neglected to post Jim’s announcement for today’s Civic Saturday. So, here’s…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM: Saturday Oct. 4 – SERMON #14: Become America
Join us Saturday, October 4 at 10 am for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” with Jim Heffernan hosting. The sermons explore new and better ways to be a citizen. They are…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM: IT’S BACK!! Saturday Sept. 27th – SERMON #13 – WHICH DREAM DO YOU DREAM?
EDITOR’S NOTE: If there ever was a time that we needed civics class, it is now – and these “Civic Sermons” from Eric Lui (from 2018) are a welcome education about our…
I’ve been thinking … Buffalo Cauldron
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about a Buffalo Springfield song, “For What It’s Worth”. Buffalo Springfield was a “one hit wonder” band that was active 1968-1969. Neil Young, Stephen…
BOOK REVIEW: Coming Up Short – A Memoir of My America by Robert Reich
EDITOR’S NOTE: Where’s Jim been?? I asked myself that question a few weeks ago and reached out into the void … nothing. Then this appeared in my inbox! With this “apology explanation”…
BOOK REVIEW: Debt and Taxes – Defusing America’s Debt Bomb by Howard Mick
By Jim Heffernan This is a short easy-to-read book about a complex subject that gave me a much better understanding of the absolutely real threat that imperils all of us. It’s written…