by mmooney | Dec 10, 2021 | The Friday Message
A thoughtful business associate and friend gave me a book before a recent Board meeting. I glanced at it and thought it would be an interesting read but believed I already understood the topic. The short book by Andy Andrews told several amazing stories...
by mmooney | Dec 3, 2021 | The Friday Message
We enjoyed a direct flight plane trip with part of our family just before Thanksgiving. Hank and Margie are 8 and 4 and 7/12th, respectively. They have been well coached on the dangers that surround us away from home and in general they stay...
by mmooney | Nov 27, 2021 | The Friday Message
Franklin Roosevelt described the Japanese Empire attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, as the “date which will live in infamy.” Infamy is defined as “a wicked or evil act.” At 7:55 in the morning, 66 Japanese torpedo planes, dive bombers, and...
by mmooney | Nov 19, 2021 | The Friday Message
I have written about the influence my Uncle Dick had on the Mooney family. Everyone called him “Unc” because he was the only one the 5 Mooney boys had, and we spent considerable time with he and his Mother, Mary. In the past I have repeated some of the many bawdy, by...
by mmooney | Nov 12, 2021 | The Friday Message
I listened in amazement as that NFL quarterback who believes he is a critical thinker explains the lie he told the world in regard to his vaccination status. Following the sketchiest advice from those who major in misinformation, the QB, tried to make himself...
by mmooney | Nov 5, 2021 | The Friday Message
Dr. James Naismith gets modern credit for the game of basketball. After completing the YMCA Physical Director training in 1891, Naismith who later earned his physicians degree struggled with rowdy class that was confined indoors. It is said that basketball is the...
