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Old Times There Must Be Forgotten! I just read in the paper that The Dixie Chicks are dropping the “Dixie” from their name. While reading the article, I traveled in my mind to Columbus Day weekend 1977. I had just … Continue reading →

Alright, enough is enough. Since March, we have been washing our hands, hiding behind masks when we have the nerve to venture out of our homes, and having no sports to watch except re-runs. I’m officially Bugging Out! That’s not … Continue reading →

Music and summer have always gone hand in hand for me. Certain songs will bring me back to a summer day on Leland Avenue or a blanket on Orchard Beach. Going to a Yankee game and hearing Saturday In The … Continue reading →

It’s been a long time since I experienced the first day of summer or the last day of school as a student. Nevertheless, the euphoria that I experienced, on those days when I was in grammar school or even high … Continue reading →

I have been thinking about 1968 a lot recently. I remember talking to my mother on New Year’s Eve in 1968, remarking, “Thank God this year is over.” It was a terrible year. It began with the Tet Offensive in … Continue reading →

For the last couple of years, since I have been living in Florida, I have been going up to the Bronx for my birthday. I would go to a Yankee game, last year I got to two. Last year Sean … Continue reading →

I was diagnosed with leukemia, specifically Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, nearly twenty years ago. Fortunately, the health care and medical treatment that I had access to during those twenty years has given me the opportunity of surviving these twenty years. There … Continue reading →

It’s bad enough trying to keep track of the days of the week when you are retired. Not working gives a whole new perspective of the week. There is no longer a feel to any of the days. My work … Continue reading →

The Coronavirus has illustrated the ongoing tension existing between science and reality. Here’s what I mean. Science is a system of observation of facts and reality, for many, consists only of feelings. Scientists tell us that global warming is a … Continue reading →

We should remember that Memorial Day started off as Decoration Day. It originated on a small scale in the years after the Civil War. It was a day when America’s soldiers who were killed were specially remembered and their graves … Continue reading →