“Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet, and of the girl I’m taking to the Easter Parade.” When I was little, this line from the Irving Berlin song “Easter Parade” threw me. I always thought the guy… Continue Reading
I spent Thursday afternoon watching The Masters on TV. Which always puzzles me. I don’t play golf, have never touched a club. But I love watching it on TV. When I do, I cannot help but think of all my… Continue Reading
“He was a wise man who invented beer.” – Plato, circa 400 B.C. “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” – Benjamin Franklin, circa 1780 “I am a firm believer in the people. If… Continue Reading
My late ex-father-in-law is on my mind this morning. A TV commercial with a talking dog made me think of him. Bob Sefchik passed away nearly 33 years ago, in September of 1986, just a few weeks before his grandson,… Continue Reading
Note: Despite a weather report that calls for light snow or a little wintry mix to start the day Friday, I believe it’s time I trot out this silly little rhyme I composed a few years ago. Feeling great Bet… Continue Reading
As of today, Friday morning, the Yankees and Phillies have the potential to each go 162-0 this season. They won’t, of course. But they don’t have to either. All we ask is that they win more than they lose. Preferably… Continue Reading
In spite of what I heard on a TV commercial the other night, trucks aren’t different than cars. Trucks are different from cars. At the risk of sounding pedantic, although pedagogy is my field, this is one error in the… Continue Reading
This was the first time in 51 years I celebrated a St. Patrick’s Day without Spot O’Donnell. James “Spot” O’Donnell passed away Nov. 22, Thanksgiving night. I met Spot in the summer of 1967. I was a newbie sports writer… Continue Reading
I cannot attend a Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Banquet, as I did Sunday night, without thinking about the jokes I’ve heard told at these affairs throughout the years. And laughing all over again. The late Tom Tigue,… Continue Reading
Not only did I grow up in what can only be described as an Irish household – and that despite my dad’s German roots – but I also worked for 23 years surrounded by colleagues of Irish descent. That was… Continue Reading