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I know I’m just an old man reliving my youth when I’m listening to my old music but it’s the only thing that keeps me sane in a crazy world. To be sure, my music kept me sane in the … Continue reading →

My story began 100 years ago today. My entire family’s history began on this day. Elizabeth McHugh, AKA Lizzie, disembarked the steamship, Franconia, in New York Harbor 100 years ago, and America would never be the same. Entering the country … Continue reading →

I was born in 1950, and I never thought America was less than great. It was great when World War II formally ended in 1952. It was great when the Marshall Plan helped Europe rebuild and prevented the USSR from … Continue reading →

I write quite a bit about the past. I used to think this was a weakness, exposing my inability to deal with the present. Of course, everything we read or watch or listen to is an element of the past. … Continue reading →

We celebrate many holidays in America. Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Presidents Day and I am sure I am omiting a few days that bring us all together for … Continue reading →

There’s a lot to be ranting about this particular Saturday Morning. But instead of wasting my time writing about the absolute worst president in our short history and picking on his supporters who put him in the position of ruining … Continue reading →

The best course I ever took in college was a history course entitled, Technology And Culture. It was a colloquium requiring a great deal of reading and short written summations of the day’s required readings, as well as our interpretations … Continue reading →

Bless me, Father for I haven’t written. It’s been over one month since my last dissertation. On this wondrous of days (I just love Fridays despite having been retired for over nine years), I wish to provide my thoughts on … Continue reading →

The first day of spring has always been a time to celebrate life…that is life that is played on a baseball diamond or softball field. It sometimes was a period of frustration when the vestiges of winter still lingered on … Continue reading →

Happy Sunday to all. I’m trying to make this a good Lenten observance. It’s been so long since I have done so. (Which sounds just a tad bit like Confession.) As kids, we were always urged to give up something … Continue reading →