Say Hey kids
They used to call Willie Mays the “Say Hey Kid.” Mays is considered possibly the greatest all-around baseball player ever and I tend to agree. He played the game with a little boy enthusiasm that made him great fun to… Continue Reading
Perfect way to spend Father’s Day
I spent part of Father’s Day in June in a movie theater in Los Angeles with my son and daughter-in-law. We went to see “Mr. Rogers.” And the three of us cried. They were tears of joy more than tears… Continue Reading
No raisin pies, but …
We decided to take Tuesday off. Or at least Tuesday morning. I had already written and filed my weekly column. I do my best work at 5 a.m. And although I had more writing I wanted to get to and… Continue Reading
‘I got a song’
That’s how Dion (DiMucci) introduced nearly every song he performed at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre last Friday night. The audience loved it. And loved him. Throughout, I kept wondering if I’d ever seen an entertainer more sincere. I felt… Continue Reading
That God
I decided while having coffee at home Sunday morning to go to the 11:30 a.m. Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church, but I didn’t know why. Until I got there. When I arrived, I noticed my friend of some… Continue Reading
Still a fan, but …
The Philllies are in first place in their division. The Yankees have slipped to second in theirs but have the third best record in baseball and sure look play-off bound. And while my team, the St. louis Cardinals, are fading… Continue Reading
Feeling older every day
I saw a young guy in a St. Louis Cardinals cap the other day. “Hi,” I said. ‘I’m a Redbirds fan too.” We Cardinals fans like to refer to our team as the Redbirds. “What?” the young man said. “Your… Continue Reading
Beverly’s blueberries
It’s appropriate that my cousin Beverly Chesnavich gave me a lovely memory of my mom and dad. But I doubt she knew she was doing it. Bev is actually my second cousin. Her mom, Muriel (Weaver) Chonka, was my dad’s… Continue Reading
Mustard. Period.
I just got home from the gym and in the car caught the tail end of a report that I swear said on a recently published list of top Ten Condiments for Hot Dogs, mustard placed third. I was so… Continue Reading
Songs of summer
Someone asked me a trivia question a few years ago and I got the right answer, just like that. “What hit song came out in the summer of 1967?” It was “Light My fire” by The Doors. I know this… Continue Reading