June 30, 2022 Moor or less: I had my grandkids’ numbers — or so I thought I’m always looking for ways to annoy my grandkids. Life wouldn’t be so fun if I couldn’t. So while we are on a family…
June 27, 2022 Putting up the tent was for my granddaughter … and maybe for me, too. There are times in every father’s life when he wishes he could push back time and do things a little, or a lot, differently….
June 23, 2022 A continuing mystery — or miracle — around Father’s Day To call my late father an avid gardener would be a profound understatement. After putting in 10-plus hours every working day as the head…
June 23, 2022 This Story Ends with a Naked, Famous Poet This story is going to end with a naked, famous poet; but it’s going to begin with a wedge of fine Italian cheese that…
June 22, 2022 Moor or less: My bike was okay in the bar but my shorts ….? I carried my bike through Pejza’s Tavern in Lydick and out onto the patio where some of my buddies were gathering for lunch. They…
June 21, 2022 I may be getting old and cranky, but I’m still standing — with Janice Ian So, I decided to watch a few minutes of the Bonnaroo three-day “music” event in Tennessee live on Hulu last weekend. It was a…
June 20, 2022 So was an old schoolmate my version of a hero — or just somebody else’s sucker Every now and then, I think about Al Sondej. He was a constant presence during my first two years at Notre Dame. Tall, blonde…
June 20, 2022 I want to be like Donna — as she approaches 100 Have you ever met someone for the first time and walked away feeling like you had a new kindred spirit? That’s exactly how I…
June 15, 2022 The curious tale behind South Bend’s bridge to nowhere Deep in the back pocket of South Bend’s City Cemetery, behind rows of well-manicured stones that bear many of the same names as the…
June 15, 2022 Moor or Less: Of the Covid tightrope, Time’s cover and a Doobies’ song My sister, nephew and his wife came back from a trip to Disney World with their little ones and then tested positive for Covid….
June 12, 2022 Volunteering to help the homeless changed how I view them — and my own comfort Mike was late that evening. The Project Warm volunteers had arrived and set out some food. The men had gathered. I delivered a short…
June 9, 2022 Of friendly pushes … counting blessings … and another try with a tree The elderly lady looked in pain as she leaned over her walker and waited in the restaurant’s parking lot. “You OK?” I asked. “Not…
June 7, 2022 Rides are short but chats rewarding at ND reunion I could feel the bones slide as they moved to new places in my hand. I don’t know if I winced. I do know…
