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Month: June 2022

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…

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