Snow – Then and Now
Flushing, Queens, NYC. Circa 1950. I was 11 and couldn't wait for the first real snowfall, usually about November 25th Snow meant sleigh riding. (Not one horse, but actually, one…
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January 23, 2025
The Gooney Bird and I
So what the hell is a gooney bird. It's a freakin albatross. A clumsy looking bird on the ground, but elegant in flight. A great place to see em is…
January 18, 2025
A Day in the Life of an Octogenarian
Foist ( That's "first" in New Yorker), it's wonderful and God's blessing that Marjorie and I are still mobile (somewhat) and vertical (when we wanna be). We go to breakfast…
January 12, 2025
Scary, Wonderful Moments – Part 3
Okay, Okay, Jeffrey, here you come. Christine was my feature for Part 2. Jim was the star of my March 26, 2024 story called "The Longest Day," so it’s gotta…
December 30, 2024
Scary, Wonderful Moments – Part 2
Here we are. Living in the holy city of Charleston, South Carolina. Married a little over a year and a half. I’m now an Air Force captain. Marjorie is a…
December 14, 2024
Scary, Wonderful Moments – Part 1
These are the life moments when you're about to start an entirely new adventure or journey and you have great expectations but extremely limited knowledge of how the new journey…
December 4, 2024
Granddaddy- You Can’t Take Him Anywhere!
About 10 years ago Marjorie and I ( AKA Grandmommy and Granddaddy ) took Granddaughter, Caroline to the Big Apple. She actually wanted to see the hit musical, “Hamilton”, but…
December 1, 2024
The “Spaldeen”
I bet you thought the center of the world “earth” was a super hot core of unknown minerals. Uh uh, it’s a “Spaldeen”. So what the hell is a “Spaldeen”?…
November 22, 2024
A Helluva Mission
It’s 1963 at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. I’m a 24-year old Air Force lieutenant airlift navigator from Flushing, Queens, New York City. In other woids, I don’t know…
November 15, 2024
One Liners That Hit Home
From the moment we utter our first words, “Mama, dada, no, yes.“ our lives are filled with many types of communication. In the next few paragraphs, I’ll introduce you to…
November 13, 2024
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