Category Archives: Chicago/My Hometown
BOOMER HIGHWAY HAS MOVED!!!
Now you will have a brighter and bolder Boomer Highway by going to:
http://boomerhighway.org/
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Amahl and the Night Visitors: Offer Yourself to Someone in Need
This Christmas and all through the year we should offer ourselves to those in need—because the keys to his city belong to the poor.
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Fire Prevention: Practice E.D.I.T.H. and be Safe
There are between 350,000 and 400,000 house fires in the United States every year. Home fires are the biggest disaster threat to families in this country, above floods and hurricanes. Continue reading
Finding My Father
I knew some pieces of the puzzle surrounding my father’s death were missing. I had to grasp it, understand it, make it part of me so that I could accept the many years I have lived without him. Continue reading
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Living the Boomer Life
Many things had to be dealt with: social workers, doctors, physical therapists, nurses, admin at the home where she lives. Continue reading
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What Do Teachers Really Do?
In 1969, when I started my first teaching job, I made $7,350.00. In present day value at 3% cost of living that’s $25,436.00. My father-in-law used to tease me that I had the summer off. (Actually I taught summer school to make more money.) He changed his criticism when he learned what I actually did for that salary:
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I’m Comin Home for Christmas
I remember finding you at Christmas, your eyes as bright as tinsel on the tree, You and I were lonely until Christmas, then love found you for me–now I’m coming home for Christmas! Continue reading
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Amahl and the Night Visitors: offer yourself to someone in need
I was ten when I stepped into the spotlight one Christmas night and performed various roles in Gian Carlo Minotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. My older brother John and younger brother Bill also performed. Our audience consisted of four … Continue reading
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