by mmooney | Oct 24, 2025 | The Friday Message
I have always been a fan of the Seattle Mariners—long suffering, they had a shot at the World Series. I remember rooting for Ichiro, a diminutive superstar. Ichiro spent 28 years playing Major League Baseball in Japan and the United States. He won nearly every award...
by mmooney | Oct 17, 2025 | The Friday Message
I worked in a Union 76 Service station in Pacific Palisades when I was in college. I left my sheltered existence in Idaho with a friend to find a summer job and a bit of an adventure. I lucked out and got the late shift in the station, pumping gas, changing oil...
by mmooney | Oct 10, 2025 | The Friday Message
n 1908, America’s game got its own theme song. For seven weeks “take me out to the Ball Game” topped the charts. The song has endured through over a century as memorable today as in yesteryear. The song did not become widely played at ballparks until 1934....
by mmooney | Oct 3, 2025 | The Friday Message
As I told a few friends about the importance of vultures the ecosystem, I was asked what do you call a flock of the oft maligned birds of prey. As complex as the animal itself, in flight the vultures are a kettle, on the ground; a commission, venue, or volt, and when...
by mmooney | Sep 26, 2025 | The Friday Message
I went back to school this week, life learning is a wise investment of our time. Boise State and the Andrus Center hosted the 13th Annual Women and Leadership Conference. Five impressive female keynote speakers provided career insights, coaching, mentorship,...
