Where have all the fans gone?

It didn’t seem like too far past that the parking lot up on the Syracuse University hill was packed with optimistic football fans for a big night football game against defending national champion Clemson. When I pulled into our Lot for the final game of the season at the end of November, I felt isolated,…

Two pairs for less than one

It was time for a new pair of glasses, I knew when I left for my yearly appointment with my longtime eye doctor. After the drops and the tests were done, she agreed. My vision had changed. For the first time in three years, new progressives were on my list. I talked with my friend…

We look marvelous

I was extremely thankful that the downstate portion of my family took the trip north to join my dear wife Karen, terrific daughter Elisabeth and sensational significant George Three for a visit. My sister Dory, brother-in-law Jim, niece Erin and nephew James were so happy to be here. Cherished rescue pup Lola, too! Captured with…

A great place to get together

My sister Dory wanted to bring the family up from downstate. She knew our place was too small for an extended stay. She found a place online in nearby Lafayette that went by the name of the Honeycrisp House. The rolling-hills location surely was beautiful this time of year. Come another part of our year,…

I see a connection

So I’m visiting with my sister Dory, and she puts on her glasses. I laugh and put on my glasses. She picked out her frames downstate. I picked out my frames upstate. No kidding.

Scorsese, De Niro say so much and so little in The Irishman

It’s quite obvious that director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro care so much about The Irishman. The pair of American legends pour their talents, mystique, credibility and reputation into this true mob tale of Frank Sheeran, a veteran attempting to find his way back into home country life as a truck driver when…

Keep that chewing at rest, dear dog

So the days we left our cherished rescue mutt home for fairly long stretches so we could visit with family for the holiday did not go well. Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle decided to chew on her hind quarters. What an itch she had! The family put our heads together for a home solution. I…

May your Thanksgiving be full of joy

What with the family driving in from downstate to share this Thanksgiving holiday with we four Central New Yorkers, my dear wife Karen and I knew exactly what to do. Cracker Barrel’s big meal would give Elisabeth, George Three and us two maximum visiting time with Dory, Jim, Erin and James. Plus, well, it will…