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Aquinas wired

I’m Jerry Partacz, happily married to my wife Julie for over 40 years. I have four children and eleven grandchildren. I’m enjoying retirement after 38 years of teaching. I now have an opportunity to share my thoughts on many things. I’m an incurable optimist. I also love to solve crossword puzzles and to write light verse. I love to read, to garden, to play the piano, to collect stamps and coins, and to watch “Curb Your Enthusiasm”.

Recent posts

• Balancing a happy marriage and the need for a haircut during a pandemic »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted today at 11:32 am

• Innocent or not, Joe Biden takes the stand »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted Tuesday at 11:13 am

• At the Mayo Clinic, Pence shows his true face »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted April 29, 2020 at 10:01 am

• Puzzling over the pandemic and its role in life »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted April 25, 2020 at 2:57 pm

• Long before the arrival of the Co-vid vaccine, I may begin to look like that Harry Potter character, Hagrid »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted April 24, 2020 at 1:24 pm

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• Balancing a happy marriage and the need for a haircut during a pandemic

  from The Quark In The Road by Aquinas wired
  posted today at 11:32 am

• On Mother’s Day 2020, what would my mother think about America and Donald Trump

  from I’ve Got The Hippy Shakes by Howard Moore
  posted today at 8:21 am

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