Monthly Archives: September 2020

One evening in the summer of 1965, my brother Michael came home from work and announced that he and a few friends bought season tickets to the New York Jets. The Jets used to be the Titans and played their … Continue reading →

Twenty years ago, as we had survived the IT Terror of Y2K, I was diagnosed with leukemia. The word leukemia was enough to scare most people back then and still is a deadly disease today. I was able to survive … Continue reading →

The 19th of September in 1976 was a typically beautiful late summer day in the Bronx. I am guessing it was equally as beautiful in the other boroughs of the City of New York, but it was really more beautiful … Continue reading →

It’s been nineteen years since we all saw the towers collapse knowing hundreds of police and firefighters, and others instantly lost their lives. It was at that moment that we remarked that the day was September 11th, or 9/11. But … Continue reading →

The nineteenth century was a time of rapid industrialization and urbanization for America. Millions of people migrated from farms to cities and worked in the new factories instead of the fields. Farms became more mechanized. Therefore, fewer workers were needed … Continue reading →

I went to my local beer and wine distributor last weekend. I had hoped to get a few six-packs of summer ale. Last year around this time, they were looking to unload it, and what would have typically cost me … Continue reading →

Seventy-Five years ago World War II came to an end. It would be the last time America won a war.

So it begins. Today is the meteorological first day of autumn. I never heard that before. A New York weatherman mentioned that June 1st was the meterological first day of summer back on June 1st and yesterday he mentioned that … Continue reading →