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December 22, 2017

Christmas Is Almost Here – Time For Fruitcake!

Humor, Life Benson, candied, Christmas, delicious, egg, fruit, fruitcake, hate, horrible, Klaxton, love, nog, nuts 13 Comments J P
December 15, 2017

Carols For Christmas – Two Albums That Have More In Common Than You Might Think

Faith, Jazz, music 1961, 2016, Apostles, Benedictine, carol, carols, Christmas, Claus, Ephesis, holiday, jazz, Kenton, Mary, music, progressive, Queen, Santa, Sisters, Stan, tradition, traditional 17 Comments J P
December 8, 2017

My Favorite Things – JPC 2017 Edition

Humor, Life, National Affairs chair, Christmas, coffee, cup, favorite, free, life, Oprah, shirt, things, Winfrey 17 Comments J P
December 1, 2017

Dementia And (New) Old Friends

Life aging, care, dementia, elderly, family, friend, home, memory, Mom, mother, recall, son 21 Comments J P
November 24, 2017

Thanksgiving Thankfulness – Fatherhood Edition (Plus Some Bonus Reading)

Life child, childhood, coed, father, fatherhood, Ford, gypsy, Henry, Illinois, imperfect, Model T, parent, relationship, Silver, son, Streak 5 Comments J P
November 17, 2017

What Is This Saints Business, Anyway?

Faith 1957, 2017, beatification, Beatify, Blessed, Bonaventure, Capuchin, Casey, Detroit, disease, doorman, father, Franciscan, Friar, healing, Huntington, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, miracle, New York, porter, priest, saint, Solanus, Venerable, Wisconsin 5 Comments J P
November 10, 2017

Of Old Houses And Young Men

Life 1910, apartment, downstairs, first, House, Irvington, old, plaster, single, unit, upstairs 12 Comments J P
November 3, 2017

You Too Can Learn To Be A Coffee Half-Snob

Life bad, barista, beans, bold, coffee, cream, dark, drip, electric, french, fresh, good, grind, maker, Mr., percolator, press, roast, sugar 17 Comments J P
October 27, 2017

The Reformation: A Cause for Celebration? Or Not?

Faith Anglican, Calvin, catholic, Christian, Christianity, England, Henry VIII, indulgences, Luther, Lutheran, news, opinion, protestant, protestantism, reformation, religion, scism, theses 8 Comments J P
October 20, 2017

A Sweetie By Jean Goldkette – A Sample From The Jazz Age

Jazz, music 20s, age, banjo, bass, Beiderbecke, Bill, Bix, Brown, clarinet, cornet, Dorsey, Goldkette, Gonna, jazz, Jean, Jimmy, Joe, My, Newell, Now, Rank, roaring, saxophone, See, speakeasy, Steve, Sweetie, Trank, Trumbauer, Venuti, Victor, Wilcox 8 Comments J P

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