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To witness history is an extraordinary thing. To live it is even more special. On February 9, 1964 I, and millions of kids like me, got to do both. Sunday morning started off like many Sunday mornings before it had. … Continue reading →

A couple of New Years ago I made a resolution to stop saying Two Thousand Twelve and start using Twenty Twelve. I reasoned that the new millennium had been acknowledged long enough. Here I am, two years later, and writing … Continue reading →

I don’t know about you but Christmas Eve seems to be coming a lot faster than when I was a kid. Back then it seemed that the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve was an eternity. Now it seems that … Continue reading →

https://www.createspace.com/3870864 Read about growing up in the wonderful world of The Bronx during the ’60’s and 70’s. Starting on November 22, 1963, Jimmy Newell guides you through life as it used to be and how it forever changed during this … Continue reading →

National Cancer Survivor Day.

Sunday was National Cancer Survivor Day and Eileen and I celebrated it by attending a meeting of survivors. The day started off with a definition of “Survivor”. The broadest would include not just the cancer patient but the patient’s entire … Continue reading →

I love cliches. They’re so pithy and there’s nothing quite like pith when all is said and done. Some cliches sound like Yogiisms which may make us smile or groan but we, nevertheless, get the point of the statement which … Continue reading →

I Believe I believe in The New York Yankees, Champions of Heaven and Earth I believe in Derek Jeter, our fallen son, The Clutch Hitter Almighty I Believe in Mariano, Saver of All Time I Believe In AROD, but I … Continue reading →

Just sixteen days from today I have to make a major decision. The outcome of my decision may not amount to much and I know that but I still want to make the right decision. I don’t want to be … Continue reading →

Every time I hear “You can’t have your cake and eat it too” I reply, “Then what do we do with this cake?” Of course we can have our cake and eat it to. We just may have to settle … Continue reading →