Monthly Archives: July 2011

I have played with various organs during my lifetime: 1.  The pipe organ at St. Patrick Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa taught under Sister Mary Madelene, I played regular Masses – Requiem, High Masses, funeral and wedding and memorial Masses.  … Continue reading →

I wish Congress could get along like these guys do . . .

I need to talk to you about my son-in-law Brad. I’m certain that he missed his true calling.   Brad lives next door to me in a house he shares with my daughter Gretchen and my grandchildren, Bryce, Ford and … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s blob failed me.  The recipe for 40 pounds of great barbecued chicken wings from any reader failed to materialize. I find myself forced to “wing it”, and you know what that means! The wings will be overcooked, scorched, too … Continue reading →

Do you know of a great recipe for forty pounds of chicken wings?   The trouble with raising a large family is that the only kind of cooking you can do is for a crowd. And after everybody grows up … Continue reading →

Today’s blob is all about the one and only Joe Stark. You may never be so lucky as to meet another guy quite like him, but you’ll wish you could. Joe is my grandson-in-law and he’s 29 years old today.  … Continue reading →

Usually, two of the objects which should be excluded at weddings are ex-wives and red wine.  But sometimes rules should be broken.  This was one of the times. When my niece, Christine Fitzpatrick, was planning her June 1971 wedding to … Continue reading →

Hurray!  Happy holiday! Check out a little tidbit from my favorite  e-card website, that of the British artist Jacquie Lawson.  That was a YouTube version.  If you want to see any of her other charming stuff, click on http://www.jacquielawson.com/preview.asp?cont=1&hdn=0&mpv=3167096&path=83560 I … Continue reading →

In case you didn’t notice, this is Number 300 in this Going on 80 blog.  One every 24 hours since last September 6th.  Only 65 to go! Someday when I have time to go back and read them, I know … Continue reading →

Today is the birthday of my great nephew Scott James Ford, and my great niece Josie Rae Fortune. Scott is 24 years old today, and he’s celebrating the event by auditioning for American Idol at the Rose Garden in Portland, … Continue reading →