by mmooney | Jul 19, 2019 | The Friday Message
We were enjoying the evening in McCall after a great day on the lake. It has been an unusually cool summer so far in Idaho and that has produced fewer than normal thunder, lightning and cloud bursts. The temperature did not stop the unsettled weather that led to a...
by mmooney | Jul 12, 2019 | The Friday Message
It is a fine day when you are full of pride for another person’s accomplishment and learn something new. Hank, my grandson, has learned to play chess at a relatively high level at the age of 5 and a half. Hank has learned from Coach Vellotti, a very engaging fellow,...
by mmooney | Jul 5, 2019 | The Friday Message
Independence Day is appropriately celebrated every year. It is said no other country can so clearly mark its actual day of creation. One thing that has distinguished us besides “liberty and justice for all” is our cultural sense of humor. Seems to me that freedom of...
by mmooney | Jun 28, 2019 | The Friday Message
Peter Pan’s great adventure was the theme of the children’s entertainment in Dallas. The adult aided children followed the clues to the treasure. I think everyone knows the story and can tell you about Captain Hook, the creature with the ticking clock in his belly,...
by mmooney | Jun 21, 2019 | The Friday Message
I need to make a point to get out more as I generally meet very interesting people. I had a morning coffee meeting with a friend at Hyde Perks in the north end. Miscommunication on the location left me sitting alone at a sidewalk table, a man asked if I needed the...
by mmooney | Jun 15, 2019 | The Friday Message
We spent a good part of last week in Dallas. Sunday came and it was time to get on the airplane and head home. Dallas is a Windy City and we were caught in a perfect storm of delayed incoming flights, flight personnel timing out, and apparently a quiet maintenance...
