John Mooy

by John Mooy If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morningI’d hammer in the evening, all over this land.    And those are the first two lines of the Pete Seeger song, “If I had a Hammer,” which he wrote in 1949.  Seeger … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: If I Had a Hammer

by John Mooy We were in Illinois the other day where we had stopped at an Oasis to take a break from driving, stretch our legs and maybe get a cup of coffee before we got back on the road.  I was thinking to myself as we walked … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: ATLAS, not Charles, but a ROAD ATLAS

by John Mooy If you have ever read my column in The Marcellus News, you’ve noticed that through the years I have worked relatively hard to make certain I avoided the entanglement I might experience if I delved too deeply into the … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Sidewalk Gate. . . Several Stories

by John Mooy If you happen to follow baseball at all, no doubt many of you from Marcellus, myself included, have for years supported the Detroit Tigers.  If you’ve been around for a while you watched the Tigers play in old Briggs … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Detroit Tigers

Cousin Kathy, Grandma Mooy, and The Furniture-Jumping Professional by John Mooy   I grew up during a time when the furniture in one’s home was there for years and years.  When I think about the neighborhood I lived in, I could still … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Couch

by John Mooy Marcellus was a mecca for anyone growing up there who had an interest in the out-of-doors, nature and what exploring the rivers, lakes and wooded areas might lead young “explorers” to come across on a warm sunny summer … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Magnificent Monarch

by John Mooy  We have a potential new subscriber for The Marcellus News.  His name is Leo and he was born just moments into the morning of Wednesday, September 3, 2025.  Mom and child are doing very well. So, you wonder what … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Future

by John Mooy I’ve not been through one of those zoos where you stay in your car, drive through the zoo while watching the animals.  I’m not certain if they still have those zoos.  Seemed like a good idea as at one level the animals … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Animals Galore

by John Mooy A number of years ago I was able to get some large chunks of Belgian black marble for the purposes of creating some new sculpture. When the stone arrived, it was absolutely beautiful even without being carved or … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Strange World of Art

by John Mooy That one word basically sums up how our weather of late has been…………. HOT!  It makes me wonder if the temperatures were comparable during my youth and those times growing up in Marcellus.  I can pinpoint some times that … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: HOT

by John Mooy A number of years ago a friend of mine who is a musician wrote a song titled, The Legend of the Dreamer.  It’s one of my favorite songs.    The opening lines indicate a time that in part has now passed … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories – The Dreamer