| Blog Entries for The 1948 Project Sorted by Date |
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| Before High School | High School | Undergraduate |
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| 1948-1954 Kansas City, KS Part 1: Me | 1962-1965 Rockhurst High Part 1A: Freshman Year Classes | 1966 U-M Fall Semester |
| 1948-1954 Kansas City, KS Part 2: My Mother's Family | 1962-1965 Rockhurst High Part 1B: Sophomore and Junior Classes | 1966-1970 Format of Intercollegiate Debate |
| 1948-1954 Kansas City, KS Part 3: My Father's Family | 1962-1965 Rockhurst High Part 2: My Classmates | 1966-1970 U-M: Lingo and Abbreviations |
| 1948-1979 Catholic Upbringing | 1962-1965 Rockhurst High Part 3: Speech & Debate Team | 1966-1970 Miscellaneous Events |
| 1948-1970 Mom and Me | 1962-1966 Miscellaneous Part 1: For and About School | 1966-2024 Bleeding Maize and Blue |
| 1948-1970 Dad and Me | 1962-1966 Miscellaneous Part 2: Outside of School | 1967 U-M Spring Semester |
| 1955-1961 Part 1: QHRS | 1962-1966 Miscellaneous Part 3: Kelly, KS | 1967-1969 Part 1: U-M Classes |
| 1955-1961 Part 2: The Neighborhood | 1965-1966 Rockhurst High: Senior Year Speech Team | 1967-1969 Part 2: U-M Debate |
| 1955-1961 Part 3: Baseball | 1965-1966 Rockhurst High Part 2: Senior Classes, etc. | 1967-1969 Part 3A: Events at Allen Rumsey House |
| 1955-1961 Part 4: Vacations | 1966 Summer Between High School & College | 1967-1969 Part 3B: The Guys of Allen Rumsey House |
| 1955-1961 Part 5: Events and Activities | | 1967-1969 Part 4: Summer Jobs |
| 1960 QHRS Rockets Football | | 1969-? A Taste for Opera |
| 1961 Spelling Bee | | 1970 Part 1: January-May: My last semester at U-M |
| 1961 QHRS Rockets Football | | 1970 Part 2: January-March: Debate |
| 1961-1962 QHRS 8th Grade | | 1970 Part 3: June-October 5 in Leawood |
| 1961-1962 QHRS Rockets Basketball | | |
| Army | Actuarial Student | U-M Debate Coach |
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| 1970 October-November Basic Training Part 1: The People | 1972-1974 Connecticut: Working at Hartford Life | 1974-1975 U-M: Debate |
| 1970 October-November Basic Training Part 2: Army Lingo | 1972-1974 Connecticut: Actuarial Exams | 1975-1976 U-M: Debate |
| 1970 October-November Basic Training Part 3: The Training | 1972-1974 Connecticut: The Mean Reserves | 1976-1977 U-M: Debate |
| 1970 December: MOS, etc., and leave | 1972-1974 Connecticut: Sports | 1974-1976 U-M: Academics |
| 1971 January-February: Ft. Gordon, GA | 1972-1974 Connecticut: Sue and Mike | 1974-1977 Living in Plymouth, MI |
| 1971 March-December: Military Life in Albuquerque | 1972-1974 Connecticut: Social Life | 1975 Summer: Hartford |
| 1971 March: Getting Settled in MPCO, SBNM | 1972-1974 Connecticut: The People | 1977 Summer: Transition to Detroit |
| 1971 SBNM March-June Part 1: Police Duty | 1974 August-September: Transition to Ann Arbor | |
| 1971 SBNM March-June Part 2: Law Enforcement | | |
| 1971 SBNM March-June Part 3: Activities | | |
| 1971 SBNM March-June Part 4: The Guys in MPCO | | |
| 1971 SBNM July 4 | | |
| 1971 KAFB July-December Part 1: Transition | | |
| 1971 KAFB July-December Part 2: Working with Zoomers | | |
| 1972 January: Transition to Seneca Army Depot | | |
| 1972 SEAD January-April Part 1: The Intelligence Office | | |
| 1972 SEAD January-April Part 2: Activities | | |
| 1972 April-June: Transition to Connecticut | | |
| Wayne State Debate Coach | TSI: Anything for a Buck | TSI: Ad Agencies |
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| 1977-1980 Part 1: Dealing with Detroit | 1981-1985 TSI: IBM System/23 Datamaster | 1981-1988 TSI: Working with Ad Agencies |
| 1977-1980 Part 2: Teaching at Wayne State | 1981-1985 TSI: A4$1: The Beginnings | 1981-1988 TSI: GrandAd: System Structure |
| 1977-1980 Part 3A: Debate at Wayne State: The Program | 1981-1985 TSI: A4$1: The Clients | 1981-1983 TSI: GrandAd: The First Two Clients |
| 1977-1980 Part 3B: Debate at Wayne State: The Coaches | 1981-1985 TSI: A4$1: The Whiffs | 1982 Jim Wavada's Retirement from BMA |
| 1977-1980 Part 3C: Debate at Wayne State: The Debaters | 1981-1985 TSI: The Quest for the Holy Grail | 1983? Jim and Dolores Visit New England |
| 1977-1980 Part 3D: Debate at Wayne State: Social Life | 1981-1985 TSI: The Office and Employees | 1983-1988 TSI: GrandAd: The Datamaster Clients |
| 1997-1980 Part 4: Academics at Wayne State | 1981-1988 Life in Rockville: Trips and Visits | 1983-1988 TSI: The IBM System/36 |
| 1977-1980 Part 5: Other Activities | 1981-1988 Life in Rockville: Other Events | 1984-2014 TSI: Denise Bessette |
| 1977-1978 Wayne State Debate Tournaments, etc. | | 1985-1988 TSI: GrandAd: The System/36 Conversion |
| 1978-1979 Wayne State Debate Tournaments, etc. | | 1985-1988 TSI: GrandAd: The System/36 Clients |
| 1979-1980 Wayne State Debate Tournaments, etc. | | 1985-1994 TSI: GrandAd: The Whiffs |
| 1978-1980 Detroit: Dungeons and Dragons | | 1985-1988 TSI: Adventures in Marketing |
| 1979-1981 IBM 5110-5120 | | 1985-1999 TSI: Administrative Employees (Rockville & Enfield) |
| 1980 Detroit: The Birth of TSI | | 1985-1999 The Lisellas |
| 1980 Why I Am Not a PhD | | 1985-1986 Life in Rockville: The Two Cruises |
| 1980-1981 Transition to Rockville | | 1986-1988 Transition to Enfield |
| TSI: AdDept 1988-94 | TSI: AdDept 1995-2000 | TSI: AdDept & AxN |
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| 1986-2005 TSI: Marketing Employees | 1995-2009 TSI: AdDept Client: Macy's West | 1999-2014 TSI: Admin. Employees in East Windsor |
| 1988-2014 TSI: The Programmers | 1995-1996 TSI: AdDept Client: Color Tile | 2000 January TSI: Mike and Denise at PartnerWorld |
| 1988-2014 TSI: The IBM AS/400 and its Follow-ons | 1995-2000 AdDept Client: Cato Corporation | 2000 TSI: AxN: System Design |
| 1988-2014 TSI: The Nature of Retail Advertising | 1995-2003 TSI: AdDept Client: Elder-Beerman Stores | 2000 Trip to Maine, New Brunswick, & Nova Scotia |
| 1988-2014 TSI: AdDept: System Structure | 1995 October: Mike and Cadie at Dolores Wavada's 70th Birthday | 2001-2006 TSI: Weekly Partnership Meetings |
| 1988 TSI: The First Crisis | 1995 December: Hawaii Trip Part 1 | 2001-2008 9/11 and Bush's Wars |
| 1988-2004 TSI: AdDept: The Macy's Installation | 1995 December: Hawaii Trip Part 2 | 2001-2014 TSI: AdDept Client: Belk |
| 1988-2008 TSI: AdDept: Amtrak Adventures | 1995 December: Hawaii Trip Part 3 | 2000-2001 TSI: Bringing AxN to Market Part 1 |
| 1988-2003 The Enfield Pets: Part 1 | 1996-2006 TSI: AdDept Clients: May Company | 2002-2005 TSI: Bringing AxN to Market Part 2 |
| 1988-1994 Living in Enfield | 1996-2002 TSI: AdDept Client: Meier & Frank | 2002-2005 Learning Italian Part 1: Lydia's Classes |
| 1989 The Story Contest | 1996-2006 TSI: AdDept Client: Robinsons-May | 2003-2020 The Enfield Pets: Part 2 |
| 1989-1993 TSI: AdDept-Camex Interface | 1996-2006 TSI: AdDept Client: Filene's | 2003-? The Papacy Project |
| 1990 TSI: The Paramount Pitch | 1996-2014 TSI: AdDept Client: Stage Stores | 2004 Getting Back into Bridge |
| 1990 A Memorable Fortnight in Search of Camelot | 1996-2005 TSI: AdDept Clients: Proffitt's Inc./Saks Inc. | 2004-2006 TSI: AdDept Client: Marshall Fields |
| 1990-1995 TSI: AdDept: The P.A. Bergner Installation | 1996-2005 TSI: AdDept Client: Proffitt's | 2004-2009 Partners at the Simsbury Bridge Club Part 1 |
| 1991-1999 Addressing the Y2K Issue | 1996-2000 TSI: AdDept Client: McRae's | 2004-2010 Members of the Simsbury Bridge Club Part 1 |
| 1991-2007 TSI: AdDept: Federated Dept. Stores/Macys Inc. | 1997 September: Mike at the Wavadas' Golden Anniversary | 2004-2014 TSI: AdDept Client: Dick's |
| 1991-2006 TSI: AdDept Client: Hecht's | 1997-2006 TSI: AdDept Client: Famous-Barr | 2005-2013 TSI: The Billion Dollar Idea |
| 1991-2012 TSI: AdDept Whiffs | 1997-2007 TSI: AdDept Clients: Tandy Corporation Divisions | 2005-2010 TSI: AdDept Client: Macy's South |
| 1992 Cruising Tour of Turkey & Greece: Part 1 | 1997-2006 TSI: AdDept Client:The Bon Ton | 2005-2010 TSI: For Sale? |
| 1992 Cruising Tour of Turkey & Greece: Part 2 | 1998 March: Mike and Sue at Dolores Wavada's Funeral | 2005-? Wavada.org |
| 1992-2014 TSI: AdDept Client: Neiman Marcus | 1998 TSI: The Third Crisis | 2005-2011 Jim Wavada's Time in Enfield |
| 1993-2012 TSI: AdDept Celebrity Sightings | 1998-1999 TSI: AdDept Client: Herberger's | 2006 March: Sue and Mike Spend a Week in San Diego |
| 1993-2012 TSI: AdDept Air Travel Adventures | 1998-2003 TSI: AdDept Client: Younkers | 2006-2012 Learning Italian Part 2: On My Own |
| 1993-1996 TSI: AdDept-Burdines Interface | 1999 TSI: Mike Gets Certified | 2006-2020 The Organization of Competitive Bridge |
| 1993-1999 TSI: AdDept Client: Home Quarters /Hechinger | 1999 TSI: The Fourth Crisis | 2007 & 2009 Jim and Mike at Funerals in Trenton, MO |
| 1993-2006 TSI: AdDept Client: Foley's | 1999 TSI: Transition to East Windsor | 2007-2016 Home Refinancing and Renovation (not posted) |
| 1993-2014 TSI: AdDept Client: Lord & Taylor | 1999-2000 TSI: Finding the Best Person | 2008 Road Trip to Michigan |
| 1994 TSI: The Second Crisis | 1999-2005 Mike's Visits to Jim Wavada | 2008-2014 TSI: AdDept Client: Golf Galaxy |
| 1994 October: Jim Wavada's 70th Birthday | 1999-2006 TSI: AdDept Client: Parisian | 2011 Jim Wavada's Funeral and Estate |
| 1994-2014 TSI: AdDept Client: Saks Fifth Avenue | 1999-2002 TSI: The Million Dollar Idea | |
| 1994-2000 TSI: AdDept Client: Filene's Basement | | |
| 1994-1995 TSI: AdDept Client: Michaels Stores | | |
| 1994-2002 TSI: AdDept Client: Kaufmann's | | |
| 1994-2009 TSI: AdDept Client: Gottschalks | | |
| Retired/Bridge | Pandemic | Post-Pandemic |
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| 2008-2019 Partners at the Hartford Bridge Club Part 1 | 2020-? The 1948 Project | 2022-2023 Bridge: The Weiss-Bertoni Award |
| 2008-2019 Partners at the Hartford Bridge Club Part 2 | 2020 Part 1: Pandemic Wars | 2023 Bridge: Regional Tournaments |
| 2008-2019 Bridge Partners at Tournaments Part 1: Steady | 2020 Part 2: The Election | 2023 Bridge: The Tonto Scandal |
| 2008-2019 Bridge Partners at Tournaments Part 2: Occasional | 2020 Part 3: Liz & Me | 2023 Bridge: HBC Limited Sectional on 3/26 |
| 2010-2015 Bridge Partners on Trips | 2020-? Streaming | 2023 Bridge:Sectional Tournaments |
| 2010-2019 Partners at the Simsbury Bridge Club Part 2 | 2021 Part 1: The Aftermath of the Election | 2023 August Bridge: The Big Game |
| 2013-2017 Teaching Bridge to Young People | 2021 Part 2: The Pandemic Strikes Back | 2023 September: Lost in the Rain |
| 2013-2019 Members oft the Simsbury Bridge Club Part 2 | 2021 April: The Easter Miracle | 2023 September: The Big Black Box |
| 2013-2022 Bridge: The Larry Weiss Award | 2021 April 19-24: Geeks on Parade | 2024 Bridge: Sectional Tournaments (incomplete) |
| 2013-2022 Bridge: Webmaster for District 25 | 2021 September: Hurricane Ida and its Aftermath | 2024 Bridge: District 25 Events (incomplete) |
| 2014 TSI: The Smooth Landing | 2021 The Rebirth of the Simsbury Bridge Club: Part 2 | 2024 April: More Water in the Basement |
| 2014-2020 Learning Italian part 3: Mary's Classes | 2021-2023 Bridge: Trying to Resign | 2024 June: The Pro-Am in Nashua |
| 2017-2021 Patellofemoral Arthritis | 2021-? New Bridge Partners During and After Covid-19 | |
| 2019-2020 Trump's First Impeachment | 2022 Return of the Variants | |
| 2019-2020 The Rebirth of the Simsbury Bridge Club: Part 1 | 2022 My Ghost Walks in Enfield Square | |
| 2019-2020 The First-Ever Regional at Sea on a Riverboat | 2022 Bridge: January-July: Providence NABC Preparation | |
| | 2022 Bridge: July: The Providence NABC 7/15-7/19 | |
| | 2022 Bridge: July: The Providence NABC 7/20-24 | |
| | 2022 Bridge: Sectional Tournaments | |
| | 2022 Bridge: District 25 Events | |