Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Back when Marquette students had few options for bar time snacks, Â they used to line up down Wells Street for hot bowls of Real Chili. The simple menu offered some options, but the 2 a.m. crowd rarely diverted from the classic spaghetti, beans, cheese and sour cream selection, making good use of the bottomless cup [...]
We said good bye to my favorite Christmas tree yesterday and I hummed a little as I (you should cover your eyes here) disrobed her. She seemed a little magical and we thought, for a brief period, that she may have taken root in our family room. How else might we explain her increasing good [...]
Yesterday, I wore my grandmother’s lapel pin. It served as an excellent pick-me-up, both for my mood and my outfit. I thought about my elegant Grandma as I accepted compliments on the pin throughout the day. I have a celestial theory that is all my own. I believe memories enhance the divine experience of those [...]
As the sweet notes of Molly's final cello recital filled Harper Hall yesterday, I leaned back in my familiar chair (aisle seat, audience left, midway up) and thought, as I had so many times in Molly's musical career, "What a lovely tune. I've never heard it before." Like her siblings before her, Molly enjoyed playing, [...]
Before he ever picked up a football, went to school, married my mother, or built a business, my dad was a brother. He shared a large room at the back of my grandparent's green slate house on 20 Row with his older brother George and his younger sister Martha. Together, he and George were known [...]