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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

• Was shaking hands ever a good idea? »

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

• Animal Slacker »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted Monday at 10:32 am

• How to Solve the Border Crisis »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted March 18, 2021 at 10:59 am

• Marcus Cicero sheds light on McConnell’s Red Herring »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted March 12, 2021 at 2:30 pm

• Synchronicity strikes again »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted March 7, 2021 at 12:31 pm

Latest on ChicagoNow

• Was shaking hands ever a good idea?

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

• Being ‘woke’ is eye-opening. Being ‘awake’ is heart-opening.

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

• What is the fascination with guns?

  from I’ve Got The Hippy Shakes by Howard Moore
  posted today at 6:00 am

• Another early kickoff for Western Illinois as Leathernecks entertain Northern Iowa

  from Prairie State Pigskin by Dan Verdun
  posted today at 5:45 am

• Chicago Craft Beer Weekend, March 26-28

  from The Beeronaut by Mark McDermott
  posted Wednesday at 11:59 pm

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