May the Irish eyes be smilin’ on ye today as they were two years ago when my wife, Suz, and I celebrated St. Patrick’s Day and my 54th birthday in San Francisco. That was the warmest St. Patty’s Day I’d celebrated in a long time as we watched the parade in the City by the [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Birthday’
August 8, 2008
88 on 8/8/08
If you caught my Ramblin’ in today’s Gazette about Dorothy Malek of Independence turning 88 today, on Aug. 8, 2008, you know she’s not a gambler but that 8 has played a big part in her life.
I remember back 20 years ago when 8 was really a phenomenon. People were lining up months in advance [...]
March 17, 2008
St. Patty’s Day I hit the double nickel
Today I hit the double nickel — 55. And I just keep speeding along.
Ten years ago I celebrated my St. Patrick’s Day birthday with other Eastern Iowans so blessed. We rode the birthday float in the SaPaDaPaSo parade in Cedar Rapids. Our huge newspaper-roll sized paper cakes melted in the rain, but we had a great time all the [...]
