It was just last night that I was driving home as the sun was setting in the west. Someone from the farming community must have been mowing a field as that sweet smell was in the air. It was such a familiar fragrance that I had … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Just Last Night
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Pieces of History. . . 2 inches by 2 inches
by John Mooy I sat across the table from my friend and editor Kay Schten McAdam late Thursday morning, August 15. We were in the beautiful old house on Main Street that has been in her family since the late eighteen hundreds. … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Pieces of History. . . 2 inches by 2 inches
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Reading Material
by John Mooy Reading is such an important skill to have. I think back to all those times while growing up in Marcellus and being in situations which promoted the learning of how to read. Having books in our homes to those wonderful … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Reading Material
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: On Voting, On Mrs. Kirby
by John Mooy As a senior in high school, it was required that we take a government class and pass it in order to graduate and receive our high school diploma. Mrs. Kirby was our government … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: On Voting, On Mrs. Kirby
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Rose
The Roseby John Mooy “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” A quote from William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. Do you remember that quote? Or how about this one, “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old time is still a … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Rose
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
Two Quotes………One Story The other day I came across two quotes. I was somewhat fascinated by each of them. One a slice of optimism and the other not so much. From a book by Jim VanderHei: “As a country we are … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
Bestiariesby John Mooy A friend sent me an email a while ago and mentioned the word bestiaries. As we were all taught in high school when we weren’t absolutely certain of what a word meant, we should look at how it was used in a … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
Touched by the Momentby John Mooy Over the years I’ve tried to convince myself that I don’t prejudge people, categorize them or stereotype them. I’m sure I fall short and that was pointed out to me the other day. I was in the local … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
Sundays in the Summertimeby John Mooy It was like clockwork on Sunday mornings. Harley Moorlag would drive his wife Evilo into town, drop her off at church and then drive to our house where my dad was sitting on the front porch … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
Small Town Effectby John Mooy Last week I was sitting in the living room of the Ron and Marcia Lofts home. We were reminiscing about so many of the fine people of Marcellus who have contributed to the well-being of … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
And another thing. . .by John Mooy I had no sooner finished a column for last week’s News, when another idea came to me. But then that’s what I have trained my mind to do while no doubt putting aside other … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
Samuel Langhorne Clemens“Mark Twain”November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910 (aged 74) Mark Twainby John Mooy You may have known that Mark Twain was the name that Samuel Langhorne Clemens gave himself and used as an author and … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories