Shift Happens to the Best of Us

They threw a big party for one of my former teachers down in North Carolina in July. “Big Jer” is what those of us who are part of the cult of journalism that connects those who set foot upon the campus of the little college in Morrisville, N.Y., with the pursuit of the that honored…

Cool Nights

My good BloggyWorld friend Paul Curran is moving his weekly Sunday Cuppa column here through September as our his regular host Willowdot21 takes a break over on the other side of the big pond. Take it away, good sir. If We Were Having Coffee Cool Nights Your Barista – Paul Welcome to Willow’s weekly coffee…

The Chief

A year ago, my friend without a blog, Paul Curran, wrote a guest post here about his mother. Mum was sensitive, intelligent and well-received, as is all of the work Paul authors from his home in Ottawa, Canada, and spreads around the WordPress world via guest-blogging. You can find Paul’s memorable Mum piece here. I…

Political Surprises

If We Were Having Coffee Your Barista – Paul Welcome to Willow’s weekly coffee and tea garden. My name is Paul, I’ll be your barista today and I’m happy to be here once again. This week Willow is unable to access her Internet so we’ll be meeting here at Mark Bialczak’s Little Bitty in Syracuse,…

Army veteran to bicycle 10,000 miles around America

My friend Jim McKeever has discovered one of the best stories I’ve read in a long time. Please click below to read about Brian D’Apice, who in May will ride around the perimeter of the United States to raise money for two significant world causes, Pencils of Promise and Connecting Families. Army veteran to bicycle…

Mum

Paul Curran is a Canadian who can be found commenting often on this blog and many others. He always has much to say, and I find him to be wise, funny and smart. Paul definitely caught my attention when he sent me a photograph of he and his golfing buddies after they’d dunked their cart…