When I was growing up, my grandmother lived in West Pittston, in northeastern Pennsylvania. Legend has it that Bob Weaver,… Read more Yet Another Bob Weaver Story
Tag: personal
Columbus Day
Having been in the Knights Of Columbus since May of 1992, I, of course, know so well that Columbus Day… Read more Columbus Day
Make Age Great Again
My sixtieth birthday has recently come and gone. I long ago crossed over the irrevocable borderline between ‘Young Man’ and… Read more Make Age Great Again
Change Stinks
I was reading ‘The Ambassadors’, daydreaming about this day in 1971, five days before my twelfth birthday. I’d just moved… Read more Change Stinks
Before And After
The first picture is of my cousin Gary and me… Read more Before And After
Lindenhurst
As a twelve year old boy, I moved to Lindenhurst, New York. It’s a region characterized by a bay… Read more Lindenhurst
Nice Weather
Lately the weather has been warm. We often have nasty violent rainstorms, including thunder and lightning but I happily grin… Read more Nice Weather
Annual Ritual
On July 3, 1976, my cousin Larry married Rose in Queens. Each year my father’s relatives get together on Independence… Read more Annual Ritual
A Trivial Pursuity Kind Of Guy Or What
My head has always been so chock full of such plum useless pointless trivia. Is it really going ever to… Read more A Trivial Pursuity Kind Of Guy Or What
Italian And Spanish
When I was a kid in Queens, I lived in a neighborhood where so many of the families I knew… Read more Italian And Spanish
