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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

• Pillow talk conspirator Mike Lindell: a Clerihew »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted Thursday at 9:17 am

• Ted Cruz calls his Cancun trip a juvenile decision »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted Wednesday at 10:26 am

• My reaction to the passing of Rush Limbaugh »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted February 19, 2021 at 9:44 am

• Snowbound in Oak Lawn »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted February 16, 2021 at 8:46 am

• Jill Biden: Fashion plate? »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted February 15, 2021 at 10:43 am

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