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Here we are, another Summer Saturday in the Sunshine State. Either my blood has sufficiently thinned to the point that I no longer feel the eternal heat that is Florida’s summer, or it really hasn’t been that hot…for Florida. We … Continue reading →

On July 16th it will be forty years since the world lost Harry Chapin. For those too young to know who he was, simply search on iTunes and download an album or two. At a time when singer-songwriters monopolized the … Continue reading →

My Saturdays used to bring me to a park. I would either find myself amidst the park-goers of Central Park or among the Bleacher Creatures of Yankee Stadium. I have yet to discover my Florida park. Instead, my park-option has … Continue reading →

Happy Fourth of July Everybody. Today is a good day to remember who we are and maybe who we want to be. We are the heirs of a noble experiment. A few men, yes, they were men and they were … Continue reading →

I wrote this a few years ago to commemorate Father’s Day. I wrote…A Father is the guy… I have updated this today and changed it to A Dad is the guy… It’s a clarification that needed to be made. Any … Continue reading →

Memorial Day was always the teaser of holidays. As a kid in grammar school, Memorial Day was always May 30th. We got the day off, to be sure, but it was a teaser, nonetheless. Unless it happened to fall on … Continue reading →

As we approach the Memorial Day Weekend, I started to think about the power of memory. Well, the first memory I had as I began typing was that Memorial Day used to be known as Decoration Day. It started to … Continue reading →

Words Of Love Summer Music Through My Years 1968 BookendsParsley Sage Rosemary and ThymeAlbum 1700Idea (Bee Gees) 1969Rubber SoulYesterday And TodayRevolverCrosby Stills And NashBlind FaithByrds Greatest HitsLed Zeppelin First Album 1970Let It BeWoodstockByrds (Galore)Deja Vu. CSNYCandles In The Rain. MelanieGet … Continue reading →

I saw Star Wars in the summer of 1977. I thought it was a good movie. Lots of action. Nice special effects, especially when they went to hyperdrive or warp speed, whatever they called it. And blowing up the Death … Continue reading →

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 →