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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

• Enjoying a European vacation during a pandemic »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted today at 10:15 am

• The 23rd Psalm and the inevitable ignorance of Donald Trump »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted February 27, 2020 at 11:19 am

• Can a moderate Democrat squelch the Bern? Seriously. »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted February 25, 2020 at 9:30 am

• Time to dethrone Trump: A triolet »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted February 21, 2020 at 10:54 am

• An unintended consequence of Trump’s exercise of Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution? »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted February 20, 2020 at 10:10 am

Latest on ChicagoNow

• Enjoying a European vacation during a pandemic

  from The Quark In The Road by Aquinas wired
  posted today at 10:15 am

• West Town home with outdoor space: $1.1M

  from ChicagoNow Staff Blog by ChicagoNow Staff
  posted today at 10:08 am

• Lily — Petraits Rescue

  from Pets in need of homes by ChicagoNow Staff
  posted today at 10:08 am

• Applause for the veteran actors who remind us we still have important roles to play

  from Cheating Death by Howard Englander
  posted today at 8:00 am

• Bernie Sanders’ Fairyland Housing Plan

  from Getting Real by Gary Lucido
  posted today at 7:40 am

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