John Mooy

by John Mooy   As promised from the previous article, I have completed the reading of my book and have put down on paper what I will have to recite in front of the class.  Remember when the teacher (who you knew very well) and … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Book Report . . . is here!

by John Mooy    Allow me today to take you back to a time in good old MHS (Marcellus High School) when the fear of one sentence raced through your entire body and for the most part the day had been ruined.  A teacher stood … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Book Report

by John Mooy I know how to read.  I have my teachers to thank, Dick and Jane, and a host of others who put in the time helping me to recognize words, sound them out and eventually make sense of those words that were put in such an order … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: With Thanks:  Kellogg’s, Post, Nabisco, Ralston and Quaker Oats

by John Mooy There are many stories about the automobile that are shared by anyone growing up in a small town.  Take Marcellus for example.  Most of us had a good idea of how to drive before we ever took driver’s training with Miss … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Automobile

by John Mooy I vividly recall my youth in Marcellus when there was no place else on the planet where I desired to be.   That was all for good reason.    Going to the city meant making the trip to Kalamazoo which was … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: When the World Was Smaller

by John Mooy As you head south out of Marcellus and just before you get to the VFW building you can look off to the left or east side of the road and see what now remains of what we in Marcellus recall as a large pond, almost a … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: An Incredible Night of Rain

by John Mooy Well, I had pizza last night. Thought I might as well write about it today. Pizza is one of those go to foods that we’ve all eaten so many times through the years. I have been around long enough to recall when pizza … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Pizza Night

by John Mooy I’ve always had an affinity for the news.  I guess a part of me always had an interest in what was going on locally, nationally and internationally.  Perhaps this was passed down to me from my dad who would regularly … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Reporting the News

by John Mooy    Another way of saying compare and contrast might have been to say then and now.  At any rate times change.  I’m going back to my childhood and compare in brief the then and the now.    As … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Compare and Contrast

Chipmunk on Trunk Hoodby John Mooy Here in South Haven, it has been a banner year for rodents and varmints.  They seem to be everywhere and all of the time.  Squirrels, chipmunks, raccoons and even the occasional skunk.  They have … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Never Happened Before

by John Mooy Throughout history there have been many moments that we found to be meaningful and worth remembering.  While some of those moments are bigger than others, I had such a moment take place last Saturday at of all places … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: A Touching Moment