When I put my once nimble fingers to the keys, I always hope something cogent or germane will be the result. Each time I try but some blogs “connect” better than others. And then I realized, I am not the only person facing this 4th Quarter conundrum that comes with advancing age. This week IContinue reading “Keys”
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ED
Everyone in Macomb knew Ed Holzwarth. Everyone also respected, admired, liked, and revered him for the way he conducted his life. Last month, “Big Ed” all 6’3″ of him departed my train of life for the final time. He said goodbye to his wife, Sue, his son Mike, two daughters Sue and Sandy, seven grandchildren, twoContinue reading “ED”
Transitions
We’ve made it past the 4th of July, and now it’s time to really get into summer. I was out walking early one morning and had a couple of thoughts I’ve decided to pass along. The first involves that famous train of life we are all engineering, each of us looking back to see who isContinue reading “Transitions”
DAD
What follows is, with some minor edits, a column I wrote for “Across the Miles” which appeared in the Western News, the alumni newsletter at Western Illinois University. As Mother’s Day is recently behind us and Father’s Day lies ahead, I felt it might be appropriate to share. Summer Edition—2004 Seize the day! Make aContinue reading “DAD”
A Nice Man
Like many of us in The Fourth Quarter, I have been mesmerized the past couple of days by the important attention given to the stories of June 6, 1944. I listened to the riveting words of President Reagan in 1984 in the cemetery in Normandy where 9,400 brave young men, who never got to experienceContinue reading “A Nice Man”
Coach
Sometimes this whole 4th Quarter thing “gets to me.” I never thought the day would come when going for a walk would make me tired and require a nap afterwards. The same goes for mowing the yard or doing yardwork. Being required to sit four times a day to consume a total of ten, eight-ounceContinue reading “Coach”
Dinner for One
Before I begin, Diane and I want to reach out and thank everyone for your kind words of love and support over the past 7 months. Please know our intent has been to educate, share, and maybe provide some food for thought as we all continue our individual journeys through the fourth quarter of ourContinue reading “Dinner for One”
An Awakening
Four years ago at the encouragement and urging of longtime friend, Mike Burke, the technology expertise from our daughter-in-law Margaret, and Diane’s willingness to co-edit entries, post each article, and navigate the public website http://www.gordyandthe4thquarter.blog became a reality. My audience of “fourth quarter” readers are my focus, but I never seriously considered myself a “fourthContinue reading “An Awakening”
I Bet You Remember When…
As we close out 2023, it is probably as good a time as any to reflect on dates that have shaped our generation and the one that went before us and the one that is following us. For those born in the late 20’s, maybe the onset of the Great Depression on “Black Monday” October 29,Continue reading “I Bet You Remember When…”
I Won When I Lost
Diane and I were visiting son Ryan, his wife Margaret, and their 4 and one-half (I’m told the one-half is important when you’re four) son Dan. They do lots of game playing and pretty much the same games we played as kids—Old Maid, UNO, Go Fish, Chutes and Ladders. As I watched these games beingContinue reading “I Won When I Lost”
Gordy and the Fourth Quarter 