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Month: December 2022

December 30, 2022

Moor or Less: A gift with Pur-Pur-Purdue on it

I almost jumped back in shock when I opened the Christmas present that my daughter and her family gave me. It was a Purdue…

December 27, 2022

This glee club teacher hit the right notes

Great teachers, it seems, are never forgotten. Last week I posted on Facebook a quick story about John R. Vogel, who taught choir for…

December 26, 2022

My excitement for the day

The neighbors two doors north were rocking their car back and forth, stuck in the driveway. If the wind chill hadn’t been minus-23, I…

December 24, 2022

A wonderful Christmas gift: Seeing Copshaholm through my grandson’s eyes

I received one of the best early Christmas gifts on Sunday, December 4. It required no shopping or wrapping, just an openness to spontaneity….

December 24, 2022

And from our readers ….

My Christmas column last week stirred up some memories for a few of our readers. So I’ll let them have the (needle-covered) floor. Here…

December 20, 2022

Here is my story about ‘Close Encounters of the Urge Kind’

My wife would sleep like a rock if only a rock softly and sweetly snored. You get the point, though. Once she falls asleep,…

December 19, 2022

Could heaven be an eternal vacation or more complicated than that?

You will never confuse me as being the guy who has it all figured out.             I do spend a lot of time thinking about…

December 17, 2022

Unfair all-star vote a lesson in racism 60 years later

Sometimes we feel that the past is past, and there’s nothing we can do about it. But sometimes there are lessons waiting for us…

December 12, 2022

Moor or Less: Of Christmas lights, Chocolate Charlie and loaded cigars

I like multi-colored strands of lights for our two trees — one small real one from Roseland Garden Center and our nine-foot artificial one…

December 9, 2022

A curmudgeon’s Christmas wish: Less of the worn-out songs, more of the new originals

Does anyone else hate that certain radio stations and most retail stores start playing only Christmas music in early November? And if that weren’t…

December 6, 2022

My Home Journal will explain the mysteries to our kids

For almost 10 years, I’ve kept a “Home Journal,” writing about the major discoveries or changes we’ve made to the property we moved into…

December 4, 2022

Moor or Less: Count on it — I have a one-track mind

I drew a few curious looks as I sat on the hood of my car in the Kroc Center’s parking lot and watched a…

December 3, 2022

You made rock-n-roll fun, Christine

I guess I fell for Christine McVie in September of 1975 … with my wife at my side. That’s when I saw McVie perform…

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