The Personal Website for Al Morel

Al’s Other Sites:

News & Views

  • Al Morel ran the Boston Marathon 1921!

    Al Morel ran the Boston Marathon 1921!

    Yes, I am officially as old as dirt, but not quite that old. My grandfather, and namesake, ran the Boston Marathon in 1921 on a bet. I think we only spoke of it one time, and he sort of brushed it off as there weren’t that many people running and he lost a few toenails…

  • It really is a small world!

    It really is a small world!

    We took a trip up to Lowell today to see our nephew, Telly, row in his first race as a member of the UMass Lowell Crew Team. As we arrive, we bumped into Guy and Carol Tucker and as it turns out, their son Reed rows in the same boat as Telly. In fact, Telly…

  • Newspaper Article: Dad goes back to active duty after graduation from Holy Cross

  • A few thoughts on Saint Patrick

    A few thoughts on Saint Patrick

    There are many things about Saint Patrick truly amazing: He was a Brit: For all the animosity that the Irish hold for Britian, the man himself was a Briton. He was enslaved by the Irish: He was kidnapped at an early age and brought to Ireland as a slave and sheep herder. He found his…

  • Lincoln’s Inauguration: 150 Years Later

    Lincoln’s Inauguration: 150 Years Later

    Sam and I were driving over to school, a week from yesterday, and he informed me that it was the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s first inauguration. When I got back, I looked it up, and sure enough, 150 years to the day. It got me thinking that the American experiment in democracy was not as…

  • A True ‘Power Couple’…Sargent and Eunice Shriver

    A True ‘Power Couple’…Sargent and Eunice Shriver

    I was bored to tears surfing the channels and I stumbled upon the wake and memorial service for Sargent Shriver, who died this past Tuesday at the age of 95. Sargent Shriver was the first director of the Peace Corps, running mate to George McGovern in 1972, husband to Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and so forth.…