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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

• Spring in my garden is an antidote to the pandemic blues »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted today at 11:31 am

• Trapped at home: A pandemic tale »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted April 12, 2020 at 11:07 am

• Trump’s obsessive pursuit to kill voting by mail »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted April 9, 2020 at 10:36 am

• The tragic flaw of the national response to the pandemic »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted April 7, 2020 at 10:36 am

• Unmasking Trump’s narcissism »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted April 4, 2020 at 10:41 am

Latest on ChicagoNow

• Spring in my garden is an antidote to the pandemic blues

  from The Quark In The Road by Aquinas wired
  posted today at 11:31 am

• The disastrous failures of the coronavirus models

  from The Barbershop: Dennis Byrne, Proprietor by Dennis Byrne
  posted today at 10:41 am

• My Favorite Instagram Accounts During Quarantine!

  from Who’s Invited? by Cheryl Dyer
  posted today at 10:10 am

• Lucky — Petraits Rescue

  from Pets in need of homes by ChicagoNow Staff
  posted today at 10:02 am

• PHOTOS: Old Town home with custom details: $2.75M

  from ChicagoNow Staff Blog by ChicagoNow Staff
  posted today at 10:02 am

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