A new spot to watch the ballpark fireworks works out glowingly

My dear wife Karen and I slung the bags containing our folding chairs over our shoulders and off we walked he night of the Fourth, winding down just a few blocks from A Bitty Better in our Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville in search of a good spot to view the fireworks forthcoming following the Syracuse…

The pool is ready, really

After much work from my dear wife Karen, it’s ready. Really. The new liner is in. Our tiny little hose filled up that great, big hole. The new pump is running. Knock on wood. May her cool-offs be many.

Happy Fourth of July, with a Fireworks video

Let me take you up in the sky for some holiday cheer. Happy Fourth of July. Saved from a recent trip to the Syracuse Chief’s NBT Bank Stadium.

Full moon over Foxfire

Our Tuesday night golf league at Foxfire sure has given KP and I great views after we come out of the pub from our post-round relaxation. Last week out in Baldwinsville I noticed the loveliest moon back out over the course. It looked so good I had to use my iPhone 8 to capture it…

Get ready for a totally new feel for an old favorite with A Wrinkle in Time

If you were a card-carrying kid of the 1960s or 70s, A Wrinkle in Time most likely made its way into your holy-cow discussions. Library card, that is. The fantasy novel by Madeleine L’Engle was published in 1962. In 1963, it won the Newberry Medal from the Association of Library Service for Children. It was…

Now we can picture where George works

We took an added stroll from our visit to Polish Fest to take a good, long look at the new place where George Three has started to work. It’s just up Erie Boulevard West from Clinton Square. My terrific daughter Elisabeth’s sensational significant has been explaining to me that his great new job is in…

The Polish Fest tradition continues to make us happy

We won’t miss Polish Fest at downtown Syracuse’s Clinton Square. Hover over a gallery photo for a description. Click on an image for an enlarged slide show. We start with our lunch. Our go-to place has become the tent from Utica’s finest Polish Community Home. Of course, after eating, we walk to take in the…

No, not another active shooter! No, not in that newsroom!

The red-lined bulletin popped up on my work monitor. Another active shooter in our midst. Horrifying. My eyes went to sketchy The Washington Post details. I refuse to let these occurrences escape my attention no matter their increasing frequency. How very horrifying. Shots fired at newspaper in Annapolis, Md. They all hurt, yes. Every time…

The glass is all full

They look even better with bottles of Kona Wailua Wheat and Blonde Ale inside them, don’t they?

What kind of tree is this?

My daily walk to the nearby Dunkin‘ Donuts brought me past a beautiful, flowering tree. In fact, there are two, side by side. Can anybody give me some help as to what type of tree I am passing?