by mmooney | Nov 23, 2018 | The Friday Message
Five years ago yesterday my grandson Hank was born. His mother cleverly deemed it as our Hanks giving. The holiday in 2013 was actually on the 28th and not until this year does his birthday correspond directly. I have always had mixed emotions about 11-22 as a...
by mmooney | Nov 16, 2018 | The Friday Message
This has been an unusually unsettling week. The optimism for change created by the mid term elections were quickly dashed or muted by the never ending breaking news. Unsubstantiated claims from the highest level about voter fraud – most likely because the...
by mmooney | Nov 10, 2018 | The Friday Message
MMMa and I enjoyed the morning of November 7. It was a striking sunrise on my birthday. The elections were finally over and I felt very positive that our country will truly see a brighter day. My sentiment is not about partisanship , I fancy myself as a “mugwump”...
by mmooney | Nov 3, 2018 | The Friday Message
The last known siting of this unique tree kangaroo was in 1928. It was presumed that the species was extinct. The animal is so rare and elusive that it’s near 90 year disappearance was accepted because it supported the belief that it was gone forever. The Wondiwoi...
by mmooney | Oct 26, 2018 | The Friday Message
I have not updated you on my grandson Hank for a while. Hank tells me he will be 5 in 27 days-I think that is correct or close enough. Tonight we went for a walk after dark on the golf course to throw the glow ball to the dog. Hank informed me that bad people come...
by mmooney | Oct 20, 2018 | The Friday Message
In the memorable and award winning 1967 movie “The Graduate”, Benjamin’s life lessons are chronicled. I happened to be in high school and it seemed shocking that Mrs. Robinson would seduce a much younger person. Simon and Garfunkel wrote the theme song that is still a...
