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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 →

The autumnal Equinox will appear in just under three hours if you believe in such things. This is another myth that has been perpetrated by those who insist on believing things. For example, some still believe that Neil Armstrong took … Continue reading →

This entry might not make much sense if you don’t know about Stuckeyville. In the early days of the twenty-first century, we were brought to Stuckyeville every Wednesday night on NBC. For me, it began a perfect evening of television. … Continue reading →

Here we are at the waning days of summer and my biggest concern is time. (It really isn’t but I’m trying to be entertaining this Saturday morning.) So, I ask you, what time is it. As I type it is … Continue reading →

You know where you were. You know what you were doing. You know who you were with. You know how you felt. You can’t help but remember. You may have had one other event that lives in your psyche as … Continue reading →