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Herding Quinlans: G2 Iron Man
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Sunday, July 22, 2012. Patrick reappeared with an apocalyptic aura. Walking the streets of town, black staff in hand, backpack in place, determination etched on his face, surfacing as though. A coma of one hundred and eleven days hadn't slowed his pace. July 22, 2012 at 10:05 PM. EerieI caught parts of O Brother Where Art Thou on tv last night and was haunted by this song. I think you played it for me before, but hearing it then, and now in reference to Patricks story - powerful! July 23, 2012 at 6:38 AM.
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Herding Quinlans: Best Case Scenario
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Sunday, March 24, 2013. The winds of change have shifted. The new pope, Francis, is the right man for the right time. As a world body, the Catholic Church needs a new focus. I'm excited because I see two important elements coming into play. First, the poor, and then some rigorous stress on education. As a Jesuit, Pope Francis has these qualities in spades. In the liturgical cycle, lent will soon be over. Time to get back to the main mission. March 26, 2013 at 5:32 AM. March 26, 2013 at 3:47 PM.
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Herding Quinlans: Bon Mot
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Thursday, December 27, 2012. I ran into Patrick yesterday in McDonalds sporting a new lid. Just another sign that he was healing back into himself. He related a tale of verbal jousting with the "powers that be" that further confirmed this fact. A police officer stopped his car earlier in the week. Following standard protocol, the officer queried, "Do you know why I stopped you? Patrick responded, "Sexual attraction? Iron Man is bounding back! December 28, 2012 at 9:01 PM. Erin Q. Hartman.
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Herding Quinlans: Chase Boat
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Note: after Patrick's motorcycle accident last September, I was incredibly worried, scouring facebook for a status update, photo or any hopeful news at all. Thankfully, someone initiated an online care journal where Patrick's progress and encouraging thoughts could be added and shared. Brian wrote several entries that made me understand what laughing and crying simultaneously felt like. - CQ]. Written Sep 13, 2011 12:54pm. You said, "I don't need any effin' chase boat! Golden...
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Herding Quinlans: "Twice Told Tales"
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Friday, December 26, 2014. Monday Night, I got a text from my sister Erin. She had been saying. Aloud to herself, "I have an appointment in Samarra." without really knowing the origin of the expression or what it meant. So, I explained to her that it was an inside joke between our mother Hope, and brothers, Brian and Joe. She isn't really ok but after six hours in emergency with two broken vertebrae, bruises, etc., she is back home again with more than one eerie feeling. December 30, 2014 at 9:47 AM.
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Herding Quinlans: Caddy Shack
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Saturday, September 22, 2012. Written Sep 15, 2011 9:01am. I have to go all the way back to 1980 for this story. My brothers and I got jobs as caddies at Orchard Lake Country Club down in Oakland county. He was our comedic relief, and was constantly involved in some sort of caddy mischief. Our Caddy Master was a guy named Kirk Heart. He was a complete ass in every sense of the word. Obviously he and Patrick had very different goals for Patrick! Caddy "golf day" every Monday was huge. As we all stood in a...
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Herding Quinlans: Advent
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Sunday, December 21, 2014. Hope and Bill would have been proud today watching as the family filed into the next pew (actually it took two). My guess is the children fell within the range of two-to twenty two. The father held the two year-old (my guess) during mass while she brushed and curled his partially bald head constantly. He didn't seem to be distracted by it. The first generation (G-1's) live on! G2's like myself are still. Benefiting from our upbringing. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Herding Quinlans: Grind Stone City
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014. I'd heard the name a number of times, ringing in my brain. When I was older and able to drive, I began to look without success. I would ask directions and a number of earnest replies later still sent me on the road of no return. Wm T planned fishing trips to the site, but the trips never. Launched. So, in my own little brain, I decided this must be a mythical city. Even the name seemed to originate in the stone age. December 19, 2014 at 6:26 PM. On the road to find out.
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Herding Quinlans: Moose Tale
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Friday, August 23, 2013. The deputy is checking out the vehicle in the ditch as Patrick drives up in a four wheeler. "Has this car been in an accident? No" Patrick responds, "This is the way it normally looks." Many credentials later the deputy drives away a bit baffled. Reminds me of a story, Mike replies. We ended up about a mile and a half into the swamp only to walk out hip deep in the muck much later. After a couple of days, I came back with the John Deere and chains with rescue mode in mind.
