by mmooney | Aug 11, 2023 | The Friday Message
I went to my first camp so long ago that I barely remember any of the details, except, Itchigooma. Around the camp fire one night a well intentioned counselor told the story of the boys who disappear in the woods each year. A trapped spirit lives in the branches of a...
by mmooney | Aug 4, 2023 | The Friday Message
President Harry Truman often gets credit for the phrase, “the buck stops here”. He likely did not coin the adage but he made it a watchword. Accepting responsibility for your actions should not be optional. The sign was actually given to him by a friend, Fred Canfil,...
by mmooney | Jul 28, 2023 | The Friday Message
I listened in disbelief as President Biden spoke about Emmett Till. Till was a 12 year old black kid, he was accused of whistling at a white woman. Emmett was tortured, maimed, and murdered for the alleged transgression. His mother, Mamie Till-Mobley insisted the...
by mmooney | Jul 21, 2023 | The Friday Message
There is a special magic in playing golf in Scotland, Ireland, and England. The Scots likely invented the game in the 15th Century. The Scottish parliament act of 1457 banned the game because it was interfering with military training. Think of all the frustration and...
by mmooney | Jul 14, 2023 | The Friday Message
My son in law has recently discovered the Beatle’s. “Have you heard this music and listened to the lyrics”? All of the Mooney’s who had this interaction thought he was kidding. Unlike our daughters who were likely over exposed to the Beatles...
by mmooney | Jul 7, 2023 | The Friday Message
A basin that normally retains waters and allows no outflows to other external bodies of water is endorheic. The Caspian Sea, The Great Salt Lake, formally known as Lake Bonneville, and Malheur/Harney Lake in Oregon. With only evaporation or seepage to allow...
