Cavorting on the Subway
The Subway is, by far, the cheapest and most effective way to navigate the streets of New York City. It can also be the place for high adventure, embarrassment, and…
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July 11, 2024
Taking Murphy on an errand
My editor tells me I’m getting behind on postings, so here’s another. Enjoy, if you dare. Even during a beach vacation, the sitcom continues. First, I am happy to escape…
July 6, 2024
Oh no, I’m stranded at the beach with family
What a fantastic episode in my sitcom!! Margie and I are here for a week at Folly B’Golly, a lovely beach house on Folly Beach. What makes this a miraculous…
July 2, 2024
What I wouldn’t give for a good shake
It's June 26, 2024. The day started out just fine. I cooked a nice bacon and egg breakfast, using our sorta new Microwave Stoneware Bacon Cooker Cup. Following the simple…
June 27, 2024
Living Better Electrically
Life is a sitcom. That sitcom has some truths that go along with it when you are an 85-year old husband, father, granddaddy, great granddaddy, owner of an historic condo…
June 23, 2024
I Ain’t Done Yet
Got a couple more short, pithy (I like that word. Better not lisp) one, two, or even three-liners that influenced my life. 1. "Mr. Scooler, your paper is grammatically perfect.…
June 22, 2024
“Take My Wife…Please”
Henny Youngman was the king of one-liners. A good one-liner delivers the setup and punchline in just a few words, leaving a lasting impression. Here are a few of my…
June 20, 2024
Flexibility is the Key to Air Power
Due to overwhelming popular demand (another grandkid asked), here is another truism that has helped me navigate through 85 years of this journey called life. “Flexibility is the Key to…
June 19, 2024
My First Major Sports Memory
That’s easy. October, 1947. I was 8 years old. Everybody was home from the Big War. The baby boom was just starting. “Give 'em Hell” Harry S Truman was our…
June 17, 2024
Adventures in Sherwood Forest
It's flashback time again: Summer, 1952, in Flushing, Queens, NYC. Welcome to a world where 7th graders still had imaginations and could have fun outdoors. You know, before well-meaning adults…
June 14, 2024