Monthly Archives: October 2022

It’s 86 degrees (feels like 91) here in Bradenton, so if it was New York, it could be the last day of July. There’s just something unnatural about having the AC on as we approach Halloween. Nevertheless, there is a … Continue reading →

I was driving home from the dentist, trying not to dribble on myself when I came to a red light. I looked down at the center console and a bunch of coins in one of the cup holders.There were quarters, … Continue reading →

Words have always mattered to me. I never bought into that “sticks and stones” thing. A lot of crap that was. Words certainly do hurt you from time to time. However, it is not about the words that hurt that … Continue reading →

Before the US Postal Service put ZIP in our address, I lived at 1261 Leland Avenue, Bronx 72, New York. That address has changed to Bronx NY, 10472. It’s just not the same. Like our area code which abruptly changed … Continue reading →

Sunday will be the sixtieth anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Beginning on October 16, 1962, and keeping my family on its knees praying the Rosary until October 29, 1962, it’s hard to believe that we are still living in … Continue reading →

I’ve gone through my share of hurricanes. The earliest one I remember was Donna when I was a kid on Leland Avenue in The Bronx. I don’t remember any others until Gloria when we first moved to East Quogue. Then … Continue reading →