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Here I sit in Bradenton, Florida, the Gateway to Armageddon. In about 24 hours a Category 17 hurricane will huff and puff and blow my house in. I hope that’s hyperbole! It’s gotten so that I have been watching our … Continue reading →

No it’s not what you think! And, by the way, that’s disgusting! I just got my results from AncestryDNA and I have come to the conclusion that we should demand a DNA test for any candidate for public office. Much … Continue reading →

This entry was written during Hurricane Irene back in 2011. Not much has changed.   Whether she was a hurricane or a tropical storm, Irene sapped our energy and left us in the 19th century. No lights, no TV, no … Continue reading →

I vowed a few years ago that I would stop watching TV news and talk shows. Well, the last eight months I have fallen off the wagon and succumbed, once again, to the dark side. Never a fan of reality … Continue reading →

Forty years ago at this time I was preparing for my first year teaching at Saint Vito’s in Mamaroneck, New York. I was nervous as you might expect but I was also filled with hope and faith and optimism. I … Continue reading →

I know the original form of the statement reads “The sins of the father…” but today, on, what would have been the 110th birthday of my father, I prefer to think about the grace that was visited upon his sons. … Continue reading →

Number 10 Number 9 Number 8 Number 7 Number 6 Number 5 Number 4 Number 3 Number 2 And the number one reason I love President Trump. Number 1

Growing up in a pre AC era I often recall days like today when the mercury reached 100+ and wonder how did we survive without air conditioning? I actually remember the day we got our first fan. It happened to … Continue reading →

I Say…You Say…Or My Night With A Knight Late one night, a night that would soon change to early one morning, in the middle of November, 1963, I heard a song on my Dick Tracy transistor radio (a story for … Continue reading →

It may be just a little ironic that someone deemed a Patriot will be forced to plead the fifth but that is not what I am writing about. I am Pleading The Fourth. Tomorrow is the Fourth of July. Americans … Continue reading →