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Month: November 2022

November 29, 2022

Lessons linger from a first-grade teacher

Among my father’s keepsakes is a letter written many years ago by Lottie Pickerl. Mrs. Pickerl had been my first-grade teacher at German Township…

November 28, 2022

My Christmas spirit comes from the heart, not from gifts and artificial trees

Tis the season! Or maybe, based on advertising and a local radio station broadcasting Christmas music at the beginning of November, we are already…

November 25, 2022

Moor or less: It’s great to be a guy (and other titles) on Thanksgiving

“It must be great being a man during Thanksgiving,” my wife grumbled while preparing The Big Meal. Well,  yes, it is, I mouthed to…

November 23, 2022

Won’t worry about what I don’t know    

Every once in a while, I marvel at the miracles that occur daily in the life of a human being. Whether you believe that…

November 23, 2022

Searching for something in my sleep

One of the last conversations I had with my old friend Mike was about dreams. It came as little surprise to me that our…

November 21, 2022

Where am I? Maybe Gilmer Park once again

I have been having a difficult time knowing where I stand in the world today.  I do not mean that in a metaphysical sense. …

November 19, 2022

A Case for Handwriting and the Written Word

As someone who was born in ancient times (1957), I grew up with reverent regard for the written word.  In my elementary school years,…

November 18, 2022

Moor or Less: Of hamlets and Harland Sanders off I-75

On our recent trip to Florida (before the bombardment of snow), I didn’t get to drive much. I couldn’t complain. We were traveling with…

November 18, 2022

Age really is just a number

Quite a few years ago, I was at a community prayer breakfast and happened to be seated next to the legendary Notre Dame coach…

November 14, 2022

Moor or less: A car can be a treasure trove of … well, stuff

My wife cleaned out her car the other day. Bravo, I said. But then she started glaring over at my baby — my 2005…

November 14, 2022

Here are some of my mid-term musings

Recent election cycles are like lingering hangovers. Between the prolonged vote counting and political pundit post-mortems, the discomfort goes on and on and on….

November 12, 2022

OK, I admit that I’ve become a winter sissy

Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz knew how to weave a folksy tale and use a pithy phrase. “Act like you’ve been there…

November 7, 2022

Here I am, horking up another essay

I have a fair idea how I became an expert on bad writing. My first full-time job as a grownup in 1976 paid me…

November 6, 2022

Moor or Less: Well, shoot, we tried to help

I didn’t glimpse any shotgun barrels aimed our way but I certainly saw the sign beyond a vast pile of hurricane debris outside the…

November 2, 2022

One if by land, two if by sea

In my glum moments, I have found a new worry. I had made peace with the likelihood that, within five years, my neighbors will…

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