I’ll stick to my opinion

My dear wife Karen found a new bath mat so darn comfortable that I told her that it’s such an upgrade from the old slip-slidey that I’m considering it an anniversary present. Safe, sound and sensible. You betcha.

I remember where I was when the plane fell in Lockerbie

I remember where I was that horrible day in 1988, when word came of the plane that carried Syracuse University students crashing in Lockerbie, Scotland. I was a newspaper editor for The Post-Standard, and everybody, editors, reporters, pressroom operators, had to band together as more and more bad news came in and the the horror…

We brought the Cheesecake home from the Factory

Terrific daughter Elisabeth and George Three gifted my dear wife Karen with a great gift card good at the Cheesecake Factory for her recent birthday. We happily attended on a Sunday afternoon at Destiny USA. My lovely wife was quite happy with her steak tacos and beans. My four-item omelette made me smile with it…

Birds shift their spot on the building

My dear wife Karen and I sat on the back of my car as we tailgated Saturday afternoon and looked up at those interesting Syracuse birds. They were back up on that building flanking our football game parking lot, yes. But they’d shifting from center to left corner. Go figure. Yes, I like watching birds.

Another Orange 44

This tailgating crowd in our usual lot decided that its skinny orange balloon guy had to wear the famous Syracuse uniform No. 44 as well as the name of famous Ernie Davis, the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy and a source of so much pride at Syracuse University that the green turn…

Back to Syracuse game day already

My great, big insult following the Syracuse-Clemson football game and all those students parading past and over us as we tried to watch the action on the field lasted, well, 15 days. A little less, actually, because I made up my mind that yes, we’d give our season tickets a chance for Saturday’s Carrier Dome…

Nearly the big day

Yes, great job prepping your front lawn for the season, we thought during our neighborhood stroll. Bravo! Central New York thinks so much of Halloween for sure.

Gearing up for spooky day

Spotted with my dear wife Karen and cherished rescue mutt Ellie B during a pretty walk around our neighborhood was the fact that plenty of folks were gearing up for Halloween. This house already has ghosts hanging out under its big and pretty front tree.