The true grit of Texas felt so real I was spitting dust at the flat screen as the 108 minute drama written by Taylor Sheridan and directed by David Mackenzie rolled on the Blu-Ray. Times are tough for hard-knuckle Howard brothers Toby and Tanner. Mom died when Tanner was serving time, and Toby in the…
The folks I work with at the Liverpool Public Library already are talking about National Bike to Work Day. It’s next month. Friday, May 19, to be precise. Because our library has a pretty nice bike rack out front in the warm months and has acquired a new Book Bike Cart to better serve the…
A quick walk down the block from my job at the library reveals that spring indeed is settling in over Onondaga Lake. The grass looks a little greener once I crossed the threshold into Onondaga Lake Park. A worker had aligned three picnic along the marina’s edge. Closer still to the water, the sound of…
The atmosphere for dinner at Cowboys Saloon certainly was interesting when my dear wife Karen dropped in recently. There was a decent-sized crowd around 6 on a Friday night as we picked the spot that replaced Toby Keith’s joint to fill our tummies and the time before the night’s movie at Syracuse mega shopping, dining…
Another month, another discover about A Bitty Better. I opened the door after sunrise this early April in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville to see newly dropped stuff all over the pool cover. I guess the buds from overhanging branches in the flanking yard are shedding something or other. I don’t want Ellie B aka…
The pet store just down Tulip Street from my work at the Liverpool Public Library has the habit of putting signs out on the corner that make me paws as I stroll be. Er, pause. Hover over a gallery photo for a description. Click on an image for an enlarged slide show. I appreciate good…
They pulled it off. We all could tell by the look on Michelle’s face when she followed Kristin and Kris into The Retreat in Liverpool last Friday night and our big group of friends all yelled “Surprise!” The idea was hatched by Lizzy, soon to be Michelle’s sister-in-law. Facebook invitations were sent, and the orders…
Denzel Washington slams grand at the center of August Wilson’s family tale Fences. Washington directed and stands tall (and wide) as Troy Maxson, the self-made leader of his gathering in the proud little brick house in a lower-class African American Pittsburgh neighborhood. Wilson adapted the screenplay from his Pulitzer Prize-winning drama that premiered in 1987…
The program was titled Music and Literature Fest. I saw no musicians signed up, but plenty of authors. What the heck. I will be available to talk about the days I wrote about musicians and reviewed concerts for the big daily, from noon to 2 p.m. today in the Liverpool Public Library’s Carman Community Room.…
The baseball season starts Monday. I’m ready for some real New York Mets action on the flat screen. For now, though, I’ll admire the quite reasonable souvenirs I purchased on my dear wife Karen and I’s trip to Cooperstown this winter. The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum store has a wall of postcards featuring…
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