August 28, 2023 Cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame? I am writing this on Saturday, just as the college football season starts. For me, summer officially ends when the first college football game…
August 28, 2023 Teddy’s legacy put a ‘charge’ in me Teddy Roosevelt, Ruff Rider, I have always admired Teddy Roosevelt. It may have begun when his charge up San Juan Hill charged me up….
August 25, 2023 Moor or Less: About that creepy guy in a Cubs shirt When I ride my bike by a home in a nearby neighborhood, there is always a guy in Chicago Cubs shirt sitting on the…
August 20, 2023 Mark and Wendy’s Excellent Adventure: Staying away from water Editor’s note: Mark Bradford is contributing occasional posts from his diary on traveling the country with his wife Wendy while they rent out their…
August 20, 2023 The ‘gardener’ got me into Notre Dame Over the years, because I have difficulty hiding my passion for Notre Dame, I have been asked many times how I chose to come…
August 16, 2023 Mark and Wendy’s Excellent Adventure: Taking an overdue nap and wondering about Barbie Editor’s note: Mark Bradford is contributing occasional posts from his diary on traveling the country with his wife Wendy while they rent out their…
August 16, 2023 For the record – summer was sweet Summer. It was 1964, I was a seven-year-old-half-pint, and it was “a jolly ‘oliday with Mary.” Mary Poppins that is. My siblings and I…
August 16, 2023 Moor or Less: This bike story probably best left un’spoke’en Over the years, I’ve gotten off on the wrong foot several times … occasionally put my foot down … and, every once in a…
August 13, 2023 We need that human touch alongside computers “Everybody’s talking to computers, they’re all dancing to a drum machine.” It was true when Rick Springfield wrote and performed this phrase in 1983…
August 11, 2023 Mark and Wendy’s Excellent Adventure: Corky the Dog not so happy with sojourners Editor’s note: Mark Bradford is contributing occasional posts from his diary on traveling the country with his wife Wendy while they rent out their…
August 8, 2023 Maybe I should be the new Earl of Sandwich I was a Journalism Major………..but I did take some math classes along the way. And, I have always prided myself on being a logical…
August 8, 2023 Mark and Wendy’s Excellent Adventure: Back ‘home’ for a little while Editor’s note: Mark Bradford is contributing occasional posts from his diary on traveling the country with his wife Wendy while they rent out their…
August 7, 2023 Moor or Less: Throw-back mower reels in young fans One of the advantages of living in our neighborhood is that Talboom Lawncare mows our grass — or at least a majority of mine….
August 7, 2023 Wayne’s World: Pigeons and ‘Goon Squads’ Lately, I’ve been thinking about pigeons. Thinking about them a lot. My current obsession with pigeons came out of the blue. Heretofore, I had…
August 6, 2023 Mulligan Stew: Their friendship has gone ‘Down’ an amazing path When my daughter Kelli was born with Down syndrome in 1988, the little girl next door, Kristi, fell completely in love with her. Kristi…
August 6, 2023 Choosing the right words wasn’t easy, Mom I know that I talk too much. I spew out 140 words per minute, often for long stretches, and most of them are unnecessary….
August 4, 2023 Mark and Wendy’s Excellent Adventure: Miss J taught me to say “Merci” Editor’s note: Mark Bradford is contributing occasional posts from his diary on traveling the country with his wife Wendy while they rent out their…
August 2, 2023 Gullible’s Travels For years we’ve been hearing about the dangers of disinformation and “fake news.” To be sure, it is dangerous when tens of thousands of…
August 1, 2023 Been there. Came home. My parents trained me to dread travel. I was the youngest of four sons. We were frugal, and we made long car trips only…
August 1, 2023 Mark and Wendy’s Excellent Adventure: A tale of two streams Editor’s note: Mark Bradford is contributing occasional posts from his diary on traveling the country with his wife Wendy while they rent out their…
