TV - Take it or leave it

Roy O’Sullivan, he of Irish descent and a decent Irishman to boot, can pretty much take TV or leave it.
As the subject of my St. Patrick’s Day Ramblin’ column on Monday, we met Roy at his Hawkeyed Upholstery Shop in North Liberty and learned of his birth in Cork City, Ireland, his welcome immigration to America and how [...]

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 [...]