tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802785370448104036.post4314136619442965473..comments2014-10-07T05:42:36.458-05:00Comments on opinionitis: Yankee Doodle DadMol the Dollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03997207832311500998noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802785370448104036.post-61226996113070664442007-07-22T11:43:00.000-05:002007-07-22T11:43:00.000-05:00Jack Wigand was one helluva partriot. I cam still...Jack Wigand was one helluva partriot. I cam still remember going to the flagpole with him, a sandwich, and something to drink to sit at the foot of the statue of Abraham Lincoln in full view of the flagpole and eat our lunch. There is not a day that goes by that I do not think about you in some way or another. Things you have taught me I have also passed on to our children. Love ya JIMJim Wigandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511911762624700671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802785370448104036.post-34086552751108970972007-07-16T21:24:00.000-05:002007-07-16T21:24:00.000-05:00What a great tribute to Dad on the Fourth of July....What a great tribute to Dad on the Fourth of July. He truly loved that holiday.<BR/><BR/>I remember on 4th when Gee and I were newly married. We were in Sanborn Park watching the fireworks with Dad. When we left to go back to 4258, this strange guy followed us home. Spooky, until we realized it was Uncle Bud!<BR/><BR/>Molly, you will always be my "Quenn of Sanborn Park."<BR/><BR/>P.S. I still have the trophies.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202060468479510566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802785370448104036.post-44460824758739815492007-07-11T13:27:00.000-05:002007-07-11T13:27:00.000-05:00For the record, Sally and Melanie stuffed the bal...For the record, Sally and Melanie stuffed the ballot box to make me queen of Sanborn Park.<BR/><BR/>I still got to ride on the float, though!Mol the Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997207832311500998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802785370448104036.post-53680929336260740602007-07-11T05:00:00.000-05:002007-07-11T05:00:00.000-05:00Thanks, Molly, for this tribute to our dad. You h...Thanks, Molly, for this tribute to our dad. You have captured his spirit and his devotion to family. But you forgot to mention that, as an adorable six or seven-year old, you were once crowned royalty at a Whiz Bank Days Celebration. That was another proud moment for Dad -- and big sister Sal.Sally Weslanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03798090611565639859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802785370448104036.post-46865950588712405722007-07-10T08:54:00.000-05:002007-07-10T08:54:00.000-05:00Last night on C-SPAN 2, they ran Bill Clinton's sp...Last night on C-SPAN 2, they ran Bill Clinton's speech at the Truman Library from last Friday. It was magnificent, ranging across issues and time and weaving themes like a fantastic web of vision and statesmanship. He was funny, he was moving, and he barely had to glance at his notes, because he lives his ideas. He actually believes things, has a soul and an imagination. My point is, I think if your Dad had heard that, and put it up against what passes for presidential rhetoric out of Bush's smirking mouth, he'd have switched parties.<BR/><BR/>Beautiful post, Molly. I never knew your dad, and I miss him anyway.Jasphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689449554756071995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802785370448104036.post-82229821286145322742007-07-06T22:33:00.000-05:002007-07-06T22:33:00.000-05:00Probably my strongest memory of your dad was when ...Probably my strongest memory of your dad was when he gathered up a bunch of kids in the neighborhood and took them on a Snipe hunt, searching for a nonexistent bird. I and other of his grandkids were in on the joke, but we soon had about 10 neighborhood kids involved.Oz the Terriblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790778806570770055noreply@blogger.com