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Pardon Me If I’m Repeating Myself
What Is A Father? What Is A Dad? FEATURED 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… … Continue reading
D-Day 81
Eighty-one years ago in the European Theater of Operations in World War II thousands of insanely brave men accosted the shores of France at Utah Beach and thus began the end of the Nazi empire. Back at home, there were … Continue reading
It Was Sixty-One Years Ago Today…
I was thirteen years old. I was in the eighth grade. But I can remember this day as if it were yesterday. (Which is a pretty good thing because I have a hard time remembering yesterday.) It was a Sunday, … Continue reading
A Long, Long Time Ago Redux
This is a birthday card for my daughter, Jeannine. I wrote it for her a few years ago, and I have shared it every year on her birthday, and I do so again. Since the first time I shared this … Continue reading
All In Favor Say “AI”
Heuristic Algorithmic Computer or, as we more lovingly remember him, HAL was created by Arthur C Clarke in his book and Stanley Kubrick’s classic movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey. I say HIM referring to HAL because even in the liberated … Continue reading
The Eve’s Eve
The year is racing towards its end, and how do you feel about that? I decided to say goodbye to 2023 today as I will be tied up watching The Honeymooners on DVD (I’m living in Florida, and we are … Continue reading
The Bell Still Rings For Me
Why do so many of us mock belief in Santa Claus? Is it because he represents the personification of the Christmas Spirit? It should be no surprise that belief in Santa Claus is relegated to the pre-school age of our … Continue reading
Infamy At 82
If we still remembered History, we would know the poignancy of the word infamy. Those of us who are boomers cannot hear or read the words without thinking of FDR’s speech following the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on December … Continue reading
I Was Thirteen
Anyone alive that day and still with us remembers precisely where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news. Though the term was not applied to the event at the time, it was indeed America’s first … Continue reading
Spaldings, Roller Skates, Tops, And Yo-yos.
If you had the good fortune of growing up in The Bronx in the late 50’s and the early 60’s, you would already understand the significance of the title of this essay. This quartet of magical instruments provided hours of … Continue reading
The Newell Post 