When we started doing grandpa camp, a week g-kids would spend with me where they would learn and have a good time. Emily and Becky would come as a set, Andy and PD was the second group, and Libby was the finale. […]
Those who have known me for a long time are probably wondering where the moniker Stump originated. Back in the day after Julie graduated from high school and was attending Rock Valley college, she would have her friends over for Monday night […]
Martha and I met at Purdue University. I was a freshman just out of the Marines, and she was a freshman just out of Broad Ripple high school. There was a little impromptu party at Cary West where I lived, and I […]
The eight of us in addition to just playing the golf courses like to add a little fun by giving each other causes for concern. However, other golfers weren’t immune to our sense of humor or honor. One thing that irritated us […]
It’s college football bowl season. I have been indulging myself in endless ball games. I am amazed at how many I can watch, then something starts to bother me, the number of penalties that are being called. In addition to the number […]
Two of my favorite players on the Juniors were Tucker and Todd. They had grown up together and had been teammates for ten years. They always managed to surprise or give me problems. Todd was one of our principal goal scorers. He […]
I attended Memorial High Catholic school in Evansville Indiana. The school was supposedly a boy’s school and taught by the Brothers of Notre Dame. However, girls were admitted temporarily in 1935 and never left. The girls were taught by nuns and were […]
Leo who is from the US, was the baby of the group. Not to say any of us were young. Although he was a very successful store manager. We still had some things to teach him. Memorable is that we showed him […]
A little over 6 years ago my wife Martha began pestering me to think about moving to a retirement community. As a typical macho male, I wasn’t interested. The subject to the best of my knowledge was done. However, Martha began a […]
Shortly after moving to Rockford, my son Dan heard on the local television that they were starting a boy’s hockey club. Dan was six and understood that you had to be at least six to join. He asked if we could do […]