John Mooy

by John Mooy I know that many of my columns start with the phrase, “when I was little and growing up.” And since that time, I’ve often added something to that phrase to make it even more engaging.  “When I was little and growing up … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Chew the Fat

by John Mooy Every few years it seems we need a new grill for those marvelous outdoor summer cookouts. One of the things I have learned through experience is when you purchase a grill make sure it is already ASSEMBLED. And in addition … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Grill Time

by John Mooy I have vowed to myself over and over again that I would not be writing about the weather.  However, I once again seem to be moved by whatever the phenomenon of what we have received on a particular day.  Today, the … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: A Day of Rain

by John Mooy Several weeks ago, I met a fellow one evening and he told me a story that included a tale of believe it or not rubber bands.  While his story contained information that was extremely familiar to me, I had never heard … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Rubber bands and kites

by John Mooy I was on my traditional Saturday morning run to the dump when I pulled off to the side of the road next to a large blueberry field. I was off the road far enough so I could safely get out of the truck.    … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: For the Birds

by John Mooy Well, there’s 1352Guitar pickers in NashvilleAnd they can pick more notes than the number of ants On a Tennessee anthill    You may recall those words from the song Nashville Cats by the Lovin’ … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: 1352

by John Mooy During our lifetime we will go through any number of strategies, habits, practices and approaches to be more mentally effective, efficient and even happier in our day-to-day lives.  I have seen many of these … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Miracle of the Mind

by John Mooy I heard on the radio the day before yesterday that The Washington Post newspaper discontinued some three hundred of its employees. Among those laid off were sports writers, journalists covering foreign affairs and those … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Value of The Marcellus News

by John Mooy  I received this email from our dear friend Tina who lives in Colorado.  I have worked in a number of teaching situations in which we worked with lawyers.  In short, our classes would feature story (how you … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Kyle

by John Mooy In a phone conversation the other day I was asked if I thought we become more nostalgic as time passes.  It was a good question and I’ve been thinking about it. Is there a certain age that we have to achieve so we have … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Nostalgia . . . and trains

by John Mooy   I have now shoveled my way out of the house and into the cottage which is where I write the vast majority of my articles. The small cottage provides an area where I can clear my mind before hitting the keyboard. Often … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Snow. . .piling up

by John Mooy We’re just days away now from leaving the year 2025 behind and entering 2026. It has been quite a year to say the least, I can remember as a “kid” in Marcellus with the goal of staying awake to welcome in the new year. … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: 2026 – What will it reveal to us