Sunday, July 3, 2022

Back in the Saddle

Something was lost in translation

We ran into our first “Youse” near Buffalo this time.
Father’s Day gift tilted battlefield

Mine was not your usual Fathers’ Day.
Tragic story left a haunting feeling

The guy in the coffee shop keeps weighing on my mind.
Great race stunt was unforgettable

The Great American Race rolled through Indiana last week, and I admit to feeling a bit of an itch to join it.
Community is an extended family

The question came at the end of a long presentation. I’d been speaking to the Portland Kiwanis Club about Moldova, showing slides and generally going on too long about our experience last year in that country.
Puttering did not come naturally

(Editor’s note: This column is being reprinted from May 5, 1999. My impression is that Jack got a little better at puttering as time went on, especially after his retirement, although a good book likely always came first.)
There was always time to fly a kite

He was late for the interview, which should have been a clue.
Baseball made it feel like spring

There. That’s better. This has been an odd, somewhat out of kilter spring.
Employee merits at least a column

What do you do when someone retires a second time? Throw a re-retirement party? I don’t think so. Instead, you write a column.
Let them know they have mattered

Don’t wait. Don’t wait until someone is gone before expressing how much they mean to you.
Wedding garb a bit too transparent

My barong tagalog has arrived.
Volunteering taught lessons

It was Christmas vacation, and I was looking forward to a break from college. It would be good to get home and hang out with friends and just goof off.

My father had other ideas.
Indiana’s Braun is way off track

Where do they find these guys?
The light sources are everywhere

It’s almost as if we’re constantly waiting for a power outage at our house.
Path comes down to ‘wait and see’

I have cancer. There. I said it.

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