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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

• This November Democracy itself hangs in the balance »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted today at 12:32 pm

• A limerick on demand »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted Monday at 9:29 am

• Life under Trump: A threnody »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted August 30, 2020 at 7:51 pm

• Trump scareheads his convention coronation »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted August 25, 2020 at 10:26 am

• Reacting to the intersection of crime and justice »

  Aquinas wired on The Quark In The Road
  Posted August 20, 2020 at 11:20 am

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