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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

• Trump conjures up a new conspirator: A Covid-19 Fifth-Columnist on Air Force One »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted today at 10:39 am

• Is Pence ticketed for the ash heap of history? »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted March 5, 2020 at 1:19 pm

• Enjoying a European vacation during a pandemic »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted March 5, 2020 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

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