Stories from Bob Grady
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Bull Fight
It was April, 1971, and I was in Madrid, Spain, with a group of teachers visiting on Spring Break. As an English teacher and admirer of Erne...
Reflections
There are some questions I would like to pose. They concern situations like the Boston Marathon, Sandy Hook Elementary, Gabby Giffords, the ...
The Color Green
My ancestors are mostly Irish. The color green seems to be associated with Ireland-especially around St. Paddy’s Day when everybody wea...
World Changing Events in MY Ch
I was nine that December day in 1941. I had been playing in the yard at 11 Gates Avenue in Waterbury, and had come inside for some reason - ...
Education and Jobs
How would you like to be graduating from college and looking for a job in today's market? Pretty scary, right? The cost of higher education ...
1968 and Me
The year 1968 saw many horrendous events take place. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Bobby Kennedy were assassinated. The TV showed the killing ...
A Modest Proposal
With apologies to Jonathan Swift, I suggest the following modest proposal. There are many people who are concerned about rights given to the...