Monthly Archives: May 2019

Perhaps even better than the invention of sliced bread has been the discovery of Amazon Prime…not Bezzo’s discovery, mine. Not since I discovered that you could buy Lionel Trains on eBay have I been so captivated with the glories of … Continue reading →

One of my favorite lines in a Bob Dylan song comes from Positively 4th Street. “I wish that for just one day you could stand inside my shoes. You’d know what a drag it is to see you.” Today is … Continue reading →

Decoration Day, more commonly known today as Memorial Day, originated in the years after the Civil War when graves of fallen soldiers were decorated. Though it’s place of origin has been in dispute, it was ruled by President Johnson to … Continue reading →

I have to confess. I did it. After years of avoidance and denial, I have succumbed to the peer pressure of the cultural bullies. I watched two episodes of Game Of Thrones, albeit from season one. I have a lot … Continue reading →

I was always a late shopper. I always went Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve. It seemed the thing to do. It was a spiritual impulse, not a procrastinating one. It seemed to make the present more significant if it was … Continue reading →

There was a time in my life when I could throw a football.  For a few years in my life, there was little else I could do but throw a football. The combined talents of a number of my friends … Continue reading →

The last time I was in apartment six in 1261 Leland Avenue was sometime in the summer of 1983. Momma had died the December before and we thought it would be good for Pop to go to a different apartment. My … Continue reading →

Today begins Unheated Pool Season in Florida, well, at least in my pool. The water temperature was about 80 degrees which meant that it was a little chilly to my Florida adapted bones. Nevertheless, it was delightful. So much so … Continue reading →

I wrote this entry back in 2012. It was a far more innocent time when you could write about gratitude and actually have something to write. Sadly, today we seem to be beaten and downtrodden by those we have entrusted … Continue reading →