Last game...

Jack, Fr Ralph, and Brady: Irish eyes a smiling!

... of season at home. The Syracuse game marked the end of Notre Dame's football season at home, and while it was a late game, the weather was perfect. Really, it was... with full sun and temps in high 50's, if not just a bit higher. Everyone was there, especially our seniors and their parents, as they were marking the end of their four year football run. Indeed, it was a day of "last this, last that." Sad for sure, but what great fun at the same time. And in the midst of it all were the Barretts, Jack '20 and Brady '28, and of course, their parents were with them too. The Barretts made the trek from upstate New York to tailgate, re-establish friendships, and of course, see a win. On returning to campus, Maggie Barretts, Steds mom twice over, shared, “ If and when you utter something profound, WRITE it down!”... AND... “Every time I set foot on campus I feel energized by football, but Mom’s Weekend brings true champions to campus! I simply cannot wait to get back here again in the spring!”

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Say it ain't...

We got the juice, sort of!

... so! Sadly, it is so. The juice machine at North Dining Hall is off-line. Like many things that are off-line, at high capacity, or just plain disappeared, one can add North Dining Hall's juice machine to the ever growing list. But don't worry, a temporary, or perhaps long term, solution has been found! Just when you thought all was lost, the kids will have juice thanks to a portable dispenser. A laminated sign, taped to the dispenser, displaying "orange juice" will alert diners that juice is available- until supplies run out. But not everyone is happy with the "juice solution." One such person is Stedsman Teddy Kurowski. On the juice situation at NDH, Kurowski, Steds sophomore and resident Virginian stated, "It’s been so disappointing to go into to North Dining Hall and seeing that the juice machine is still down. I don't want orange juice! I miss my morning apple juice.”

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Your Sunday picture...

... from Notre Dame. Usually, we have a view of Fr. Sorin with Mary and the Dome of the Main Building, but today, we have just the opposite! We have a view, looking south from the Sacred Heart statue,  of the Sorin statue. Different views can make familiar places appear so foreign that one might ask, "What's that?" Enjoy this different view of a familiar place, and enjoy your Sunday!

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Saturday squirrel.

Up, up, and away

As our furry friends are once again taking a break for appearing on the blog and now are officially on hiatus, yet another campus neighbor can make an appearance. The Branta canadensis, or Canada goose in common parlance, is on the move. Spotted anywhere on campus but predominantly at the lakes, Canada gooses are at times standoff, aggressive at others, and flighty in between. Year round residents at Notre Dame, gooses never stray too far from the heated lake of St. Joseph's- thanks to the power plant- but today, they were on the go. On being spotted flying, one goose non-verbaled, "Tootles!"

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A Gentleman Ponders...

Meares with his fellow Stedsmen...

... was held once again with Joe Meares ’10. "A Gentleman Ponders" lectures series are a collection of conversations that may be academic at times while at others practical. Regardless of which they may be, they all touch upon what it means to be a "gentleman" in today's times, and Meares shared his thoughts on the matter as a former Stedsman, Bengal Bout Champion, Wall Street financier, and now real estate developer. Entitled “Health, Wealth, and Positive Thinking: A Stedsman’s Musings for Success,” Meares delivered a candid reflection, answering any all questions from finance to real estate, from the challenges facing men today to the power of positive thought and faith. On participating and leading the series for his fellow Stedsmen, Meares, Stedsman and resident New Yorker, said, “That was an awesome!” 

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... and with D.A.D., Luke, for the customary signing of his poster.