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One of my favorite holiday movies is White Christmas. I remember watching it with my mother when I was a little boy. I always remind my daughter, Jeannine of that, each holiday season we watch it together. I love everything … Continue reading →

Christmastime is here, that song is actually playing on the radio as I type. How fitting to start off with reminding you that it is, indeed, Christmastime. When I used to teach religion in Catholic schools I used to speak … Continue reading →

It’s an essay, not a letter but I thought ‘letter’ read better as you open a letter but you don’t really open an essay. Sorry, Pontiff, I will now get to the point. I went to all Catholic schools, grammar, … Continue reading →

I had my IVIG treatment today. One of the pre-meds administered is a steroid. It often keeps me up on the night of my treatment. So instead of going to bed at 10PM and after taking two Advil PMs, here … Continue reading →

There is a new enemy of the people. Well, Trump will be telling us that shortly. The newly elected Democratic House of Representatives will certainly keep Trump tweeting. I do hope Nancy Pelosi is elected Speaker as she seems to … Continue reading →

Long before I signed on to Facebook, I had a page on Ning. I heard about Ning at a conference and I loved it. I still have my page, Yankeetrains.ning.com. Yankee Baseball and Lionel Trains was a fun way to … Continue reading →

2016 posed a significant challenge to voters. I am not quite sure why. I know many did not like Hillary and, had the Republican challenger been a traditional Republican politician, say Jeb Bush or John McCain, I can see how … Continue reading →

As the 1960’s bled into the ’70’s music was the poetry that inspired listeners to feel, to hope, and very often to mourn. Seemingly hours after four college students were gunned down by the National Guard on the Kent State … Continue reading →

I thought American society turned the corner when Obama was elected. It seems incredulous after two years of Trump that we ever elected a black man as President. Back in 2009 when Obama took the oath of office, my three … Continue reading →

I used to think I knew what the Truth is. Even if I couldn’t define it well enough to convince a philosopher, like Justice Potter Stewart in describing pornography, I know Truth when I see it. My dilemma? There’s hardly … Continue reading →