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The trouble with Auld Lang Syne is that it is sung at midnight on New Year’s Eve. Probably not the optimum time to comprehend the meaning of a song. I used to think that Auld Lang Syne championed the idea … Continue reading →

Days like today always have me looking back to special moments of my life. Christmas Eve, in particular, is a day fraught with whispers from the past.If only the Ghosts from these Christmases past could visit us! Still, their memories … Continue reading →

I’m seventy-two, and I still believe in Santa Claus. Yes, Virginia, I do believe in Santa Claus. Why else would I continue to play with the toys I was given when I was 10? Why else would I continue to … Continue reading →

Tonight the tree in Rockefeller Center will be lit in a 90-minute ordeal. There was a time, however, that the tree was lit shortly after five pm so that people could stop off on their way home. I used to … Continue reading →

My mother would always remind me not to let little things bother me. Of course, at the time, I was too young to understand the wisdom of those words as I would protest I was trying to rid myself of … Continue reading →

The very notion of a Holiday is the first step in creating a Holiday Tradition. All of our holidays inspire special celebrations. Memorial Day has always been the official start of summer. Out in the Hamptons, we got our new … Continue reading →

About this time fifty-nine years ago. I may have been daydreaming about the approaching Thanksgiving Holiday. More likely, I was daydreaming about a girl. In any event, I wasn’t paying attention to Sister Margaret. Although I always loved her stories … Continue reading →

Ok, UNCLE! When I finally retired and moved to Florida, I thought I would be entering the Magical Phase of my life. Disney and Yankee Spring Training lured me south to the Sunshine State. Who knew it was also the … Continue reading →

I feel more angst about this Election Day than any in recent memory. Even the Election of 2020 was not nearly as disturbing as 2022 is threatening to be. The hatred and vitriol exhibited by both sides are nothing new, … Continue reading →

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 →