Where Ya From?
"Where ya from?” A very common question, usually asked about 5 minutes into a conversation with a stranger I’d just met. I’d probably answer “Nyawk”. To which I’d get one…
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September 14, 2024
The Best Week of the Best Year
In the summer of 1980, Lt Col Don Scooler (moi), his wife, Marjorie and their three children, Christine(14), Jim(13), and Jeffrey(9) had the super fortune to be assigned to attend…
September 6, 2024
A Damn Good Friend
My mom had a small picture on the wall in the entry way to our apartment. I looked at it and read the narrative on it several times. As a…
August 28, 2024
One NYC Adventure
First, let’s set the scene. It’s near July 4 in 2005. I had a very vague plan in my head to introduce our grandkids to the city I grew up…
August 21, 2024
Earliest Memories
Got a good one for ya. What are your earliest memories about the world around you? Warning—. They can be a little fuzzy.Unfortunately, the first significant one for me is…
July 31, 2024
My Wake Up Call
Sometimes you’re lucky enough to get a “wake-up” call when your life is a little off track. Mine came early in life when I was burning both ends of the…
July 27, 2024
From Flushing to Flatbush: My Daily Odyssey
No, my name is not Ulysses, but I did go on a daily odyssey while living in Flushing, Queens, NYC and attending school at Brooklyn College on Flatbush Avenue, yes.…
July 26, 2024
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…
July 11, 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