by mmooney | Aug 22, 2025 | The Friday Message
Ted Ellis left a lasting legacy as the consummate Idaho banker and after retirement the Mayor of Garden City. He worked with T.C Brock, a retired FBI agent and Chief of Police in Garden City, to spearhead the first Boys and girls Club in the Treasure...
by mmooney | Aug 15, 2025 | The Friday Message
Anyone hooked on a wordle game a day? I would like to think that the creator considers that I am a good player and continues to ramp up the difficulty. The word Wednesday was kifer, reached by a process of elimination on the fourth try— not by great intellect...
by mmooney | Aug 8, 2025 | The Friday Message
The Master of Ceremony at the Jaialdi Basque Dancing on Saturday reminded the audience that the one word they should remember from the language was “indar”. I was not sure I heard the word correctly and turned to an obviously basque person and asked how you spell it...
by mmooney | Aug 1, 2025 | The Friday Message
Pennsylvania might well understand the impact of smog. You may ask if smog is even an issue any longer. I lived in Los Angeles during summer in my college days and I recall the amazement of one day seeing the Santa Monica Mountains in the near distance. Up...
by mmooney | Jul 25, 2025 | The Friday Message
Etymology has captured my attention. It is an interesting distraction from our current reality. In an age when name calling has advanced to new levels of in-civility it seems pertinent. The Orange Wanker called Fed Chairman Powell a “numbskull”. Well,...
