Fast forward 24 hours. Christmas morning was amazing. You got everything you wanted, and some things you needed. Breakfast was delicious. Church, check, if that’s on your list. Or maybe you celebrate other holidays this time of the year. Perhaps none at all. What, no football on TV! Just the NBA!! Hollywood has made sure…
Everybody is on high alert today for that magical sight and sound of Santa and his sleigh. On “Today” right now, the announcer is tracking the process thanks to web site Noradsanta.org. “Just a few moments ago, Sapporo, Japan,” Mario reported excitedly. Here in Syracuse, N.Y., Ellie B, aka Dogamous Pyle, and I discovered that…
Don Charisma has nominated me for the Inventive Blogger Award. I’d like to thank Don for selecting me on DonCharisma.com for this new award, which includes a very cool and original badge. Section 1: Directions for you to accept the Inventive Blogger Award: 1-Select the blog(s) you think deserve the Inventive Blogger Award. 2-Write a…
The very busy man we all know and love by the name of Don Charisma has nominated me for the Blog of the Year Award 2013. I’d like to thank Don for diverting some time from taking those wonderful pictures, crafting words of wisdom and introducing topics for discussion on DonCharisma.com to include me on…
On an early Sunday afternoon in Syracuse, N.Y., the movie theater was filled with people who remember the magic of “Mary Poppins” on the big screen and “The Wonderful World of Disney” on the small screen. “Saving Mr. Banks” took us all deliciously back to those grand times. People even sat through the credits, which…
The weekly garbage pickup in my Syracuse city neighborhood comes every Tuesday morning. My neighbor across the street got hers out this afternoon. Talk about timing. On Christmas Eve, this Santa will say bye-bye. I am certain my neighbor is not a Grinch, by the way. Her house is decorated for the holiday. She bakes…
My dear wife Karen and I sat eating our Chinese food for an early dinner treat on Saturday night. Dark had gathered outside our windows. Between bites, I told her how I was glad I’d decided to take the trip when I did, because thick fog had greeted me to and from the dozen or…
‘Tis three days before Christmas And all through the house My dear wife Karen need not scurry For once wrapped, I place all her presents in full sight Does that make me a louse? OK, enough with the prose. There is a reason you will not find poetry as a category or a tag on…
My friends and former co-workers threw a happy hour party last night, so I parked my car downtown and headed off on foot to meet my dear wife Karen. Everybody was gathering at a nice joint by the name of J. Ryan’s, to honor Michelle, who’s leaving the big daily at the end of this…
As promised and without further hesitation, here’s your next installment of my From the Mailbag feature. Maureen Henesey filled my home metal box with a hard copy of her group’s new CD as quickly as she promised. And so I post. The Easy Ramblers, “Country Livin’ “ Maureen Henesey once again shows off her lovely…
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