We must get our goat time in

The goat building draws in my dear wife Karen and I every year. How can we not adore these animals once described as confused dogs by my friend and former fair rep Fred Pierce? Don’t worry. The predicament above was solved when the goat owner stood the little guy up on hind legs so his…

The bus trip still seems best

Yes, we did go to the New York State Fair this year. (I’m way behind because of all those Texas photographs and nuggets of family adventure I was determined to share first.) Anyway. When my dear wife Karen drove down Long Branch road planning to park in the usual temporary Centro lot to take the…

When roadwork is a winner

They tore up our street in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville recently. It was time for a smooth new route. I was excited to see they were preparing to come right up to my driveway. We were still able to drive on it, carefully, while they worked on paving for two days. The finished product…

Thanks for the great inaugural season, Syracuse Mets

Before we get too far removed, thank you, Syracuse Mets, for making the first year of the connection between my favorite squad ever and my hometown team really great. The Triple-A games in NBT Bank Stadium, just down the road from our house in Liverpool, were alive with energy. The squad was a winner. The…

Turn on the footlights

I noticed something walking up the hill to Saturday’s football game at the Carrier Dome and told myself to not forget about it while walking down at night. My dear wife Karen and I wondered if it was orange or red. Later in the week we heard a news report. This is the Hall of…

Now let’s get another

Syracuse won 10 games last season, including a bowl victory. The banner went up in the Carrier Dome to mark it. Saturday comes the chance to even the record at 2-2 and get going toward another bowl game and banner …

Tim Green’s jersey deserves its place of honor

Syracuse football officials put Tim Green’s No. 72 in the spot of honor at halftime Saturday. The man who served as the sturdy star defensive lineman for four seasons from 1982 had his son read his words of gratitude from the center of the field. My eyes welled. You might have known Tim Green as…

I bet it looked good from up there

The Goodyear blimp visited us Saturday. My dear wife Karen and I thought it looked pretty cool, circling the quad and Carrier Dome before all these folks entered to watch the Syracuse Orange host the Clemson Tigers. The sun set, the band played, the fans mingled and the blimp watched. This was pretty cool. Hello,…