I Can’t Walk with Him

Guest columnist Paul Curran shows how sharp his skills of observation and interpretation are for us all to soak in today. Take it away for your Sunday spotlight, my Canadian friend. Prejudice and Hate have no place here Welcome to the weekly coffee and tea garden. My name is Paul, I’ll be your barista today…

Timber Banks shows me I’m no Nicklaus

For our first great-course-with-a-coupon trip for this season, KP, Tater and I chose that challenging track that Jack Nicklaus drew up northwest of Syracuse. And as always, Timber Banks was as tough and challenging as it was fun and rewarding. Netti didn’t have one of the discount tickets we three snagged when we bought the…

The red and the white

When my dear wife Karen and I were shopping for the cherry tree to plant in front of our cherished Little Bitty in the Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood, we spied our share of pink blossoms and white blossoms. And we debated the merits of each. Having visited Washington, D.C., for our first Cherry Blossom…

The Dinosaur still comes through

My dear wife Karen had the perfect dinner suggestion while she was preparing to leave the Little Bitty for SMG. She’ll cook after she gets home from work? Not this sunny day. I’ll cook because I’ve got the day off? Not this second consecutive day off for me after my final seven-stretch at the store.…

My first time at Woodstock

My former colleague at the big daily Bill LaRue dug up a golden oldie from his files the other day and sent me into flurry of memories. That’s me, arms covered with muck, working hard on the old-fashioned laptop at Woodstock ’94 in Saugerties, N.Y. LaRue and I were the two reporters from the Syracuse…

Bearly hanging out

I’m really glad it wasn’t a real bear that Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I stumbled across during yesterday’s leisurely walk around the blocks surrounding the Little Bitty in the Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood. Or perhaps this cute little front-yard decoration out for a May swing is situated in Lyncourt. The pretty house…

I’m excited to start a new chapter

I’m returning to an old friend in many ways. On Monday, May 16, I’ll jump into my Chevy Cruze in the driveway of the Little Bitty in the Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood at about 8 o’clock and head north just a handful of miles. Destination: The Liverpool Public Library. She’s a beautiful sight, the…

Happy Mother’s Day

Every Sunday our guest columnist not only pens these memorable words and provides the punchy pictures, he writes the headlines, too. So today, I must echo: What Paul says. Happy Mother’s Day! Take it away, Paul. Your Barista – Paul Welcome to the weekly coffee and tea garden. My name is Paul, I’ll be your…