You don’t have to be an established fan to dig Downton Abbey

My dear wife Karen did not want me to go into Downton Abbey fully uninitiated. She also didn’t want to lecture me on the ins and outs of the good (and not so good) people who inhabit that big house on the other side of the pond before we sat down to watch the Blu-Ray…

Nobody wants to take a seat during the winter

Onondaga Lake Park is a year-round recreational space. Folks are invited to use one of the two trails. I walk fairly regularly, since my home and work are so close by. I do not sit down and rest, though. I keep it moving.

What’s a little ice on the lake?

So it’s really winter, and the boats are gone from the Onondaga Lake Marina. The ice is forming. And yet as I walk on a Saturday, I see a boat coming back from a spin on the lake. The crew of three don’t want their photo taken on this below 20-degree F day, but they…

Yes, it’s back to normal, dear dog

It seems are cherished rescue mutt Ellie b aka Dogamous Pyle can’t quite believe it’s back to the normal routine, either, as the sun rises over our backyard this first month of 2020.

Now we get back to everyday life with vigor

Are you feeling a Jan. 2 letdown today? Back to work for me, yes. Bye-bye big holiday stretch. Hello, New Year. New decade, too. Now we put our thoughts and reflections to action, right? With great resolve, right?

Happy New Year from Liverpool, N.Y.

May your path in the new year be filled with joy, satisfaction and success. Happy 2020 to all.

Getting ready for our new year

May you have a special day ringing out the year. And the decade. I’ll leave you looking up from a spot I park my car many times while running errands in the Village of Liverpool. It’s a reminder to keep our eyes open to find the wonder in life.

Hail to this driver and passenger, who make Stuber almost 4 stars

Watch Stuber and you’ll never, ever feel self-conscious about any kind of Uber order. This adventure-comedy pairing Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista is set, sometimes, in the electric car Stu drives around LA for hire. Then one fateful day police officer Vic places an order for an Uber. The rest is one wild chase through…

It still looks pretty, I’ll admit

Before we flip into 2020, I will say that the 2019 backyard snow looked OK at this point.

OK, you can come in now, Ellie B

And outside the door there arose such a clatter. Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle really, really wanted to get back inside the house. OK, cherished rescue mutt, enough snow, I get it.