We’re going to the great courses again

They nicked us for the birdie package again. That means KP, Tater and I went for the package deal at the annual Syracuse golf show, the one that adds a couple of Central New York’s top courses to the base ticket deal. Even that $10 price admission to the downtown Syracuse Oncenter’s pretty good, considering…

Martinfest heats up this year

They can take the chili cook-off out of Hanover Square, but they can’t move Martinfest out of the parking lot across the street. That special gathering of friends put on by the Martin family, naturally, went on last weekend, thankfully, even though a bother about permits and such according to a story on Syracuse.com moved…

A painful boo boo for Ellie B

I had to take Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle to the vet the other day. After that frigid spell and a frozen backyard at the Little Bitty in the Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood, my dear wife Karen and I noticed that our beloved rescue mutt hopped back up to the back porch and trotted…

When your gadget accessory goes on the blink

I use my iPad Air and iPhone 6 for so much. Blogging here daily, with all of the writing and picture-taking that involves, for one thing. Not to mention the texting, emailing, national newspaper reading, researching, other online poking around, other writing uses and even a phone call or three. I don’t own a laptop…

A great-named wine for a blustery day

Before our pre-Valentine’s Day date was complete, my dear wife Karen and I stopped at our favorite wine store. After all, it was in between the mega shopping, dining and entertainment complex Destiny USA and our cherished Little Bitty in the Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood. Karen roamed the aisles, still in the mood for…

How cold is just too?

It was hard to get going Saturday in Syracuse. First off, yes, it had snowed overnight again, I’d discovered when I’d let Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle out off the back porch of the Little Bitty in our city neighborhood of Eastwood. As I looked out the kitchen window before my first morning coffee in…

Fast times at Destiny USA

Again a cluster of folks in the Canyon at Syracuse mega shopping, dining and entertainment complex Destiny USA slowed down the walk of my dear wife Karen and I as we went to watch the movie for my weekly review. This time the young and not-so were gathered around a track designed for speed and…

A bright bulb or just confused?

On a trip to my Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood’s Paine Branch library on a day off, I noticed some green shooting out from the small patch of earth in front. Hey, bulbs, this early in February in Syracuse, N.Y., is not the time to be showing your lovely heads yet. Too much cold to…

No more meatloaf, please and thank you

The infomercial about the ultra-thin wallets has caught my eye. Not enough to go to the phone or web site, mind you, but enough to push me over the line regarding the life span of my trusty black leather version. Too worn. Too thick. A hockey puck in my possession whenever it must be carried.…

Discount Nordstrom store, whoa!

A new store recently popped up on our radar at Syracuse mega shopping, dining and entertainment complex Destiny USA, so last Saturday my dear wife Karen and I stopped our stroll to drop in and take a look. Nordstrom Rack promised big deals on great brands. So said the sign out front. Hover over either…