Monthly Archives: April 2021

On April 24, 1971, I went to Washington DC. I went with about three hundred thousand of my closest friends. Well, I didn’t know them all, maybe three or four of them. I brought one of my friends from the … Continue reading →

If you are reading this in the northern latitudes, you might be wondering why I am writing anything at all with the word summer in it? April in New York was always a confusing month for me. It could be … Continue reading →

All America is divided into two parts. Julius Caesar crafted a similar sentence much more capably than I when he was describing Gaul, but I thought I would steal from him today, even it is only by allusion. While Gaul … Continue reading →

I have often complained that our technology is killing us. Well, I got even. When I was up in The Bronx a few weeks ago, I tried to download the New York Times Crossword puzzle app. The app was free … Continue reading →

 I guess the first masked man that most of us Boomers came upon was the Lone Ranger accompanied by his Native American (we called Indian) sidekick, Tonto. And his white stallion, Silver. That was back in the ’50s. Today, you … Continue reading →

It’s been quite a while since I last bothered you with an entry to the Newell Post. There are a few reasons for my absence, not the least of which is my grandson, EJ, with whom I have spent six … Continue reading →

It’s been quite a while since I last bothered you with an entry to the Newell Post. There are a few reasons for my absence, not the least of which is my grandson, EJ, with whom I have spent six … Continue reading →