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…
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,…