The flip side of daylight savings

I do admit that I dig the extra hour of daylight after dinner. But as I opened my eyes to face the morning side of Daylight Savings Time, I was again reminded that it’s just one big Ponzi scheme. I had waited all winter for daylight to greet my opening eyes, day by day, minute…

In March, there were three birthdays in our house

My older younger sister celebrates an almost-milestone birthday today. Happy birthday, Frannie! Her big day used to start a parade of cake and candles when we were growing up. Father Frank was born on March 13; mom Dolores on March 21. Youngest sibling Dory (September) and oldest sibling me got to sing and eat. That…

Red Carpet treatment at the Syracuse Area Music Awards

The organizers of Friday night’s Syracuse Area Music Awards made sure the guests felt welcome. The lobby of The Palace Theatre in Syracuse included a red carpet staging area. They put a banner with the event’s sponsor logos on it, and pushed a big replica of the Sammys trophy on the side, too. In other…

A screen gems production

With the sun shining, I can’t walk through the kitchen without taking a peek out the window. And what should I spy but a bird on a wire. Are you a late winter bird? Are you an early spring bird? Let’s take your picture, satisfied sitting against the blue sky. Through the screen I shoot…

Don’t give me no lies and …

Keep your hands to yourself! So sang the Georgia Satellites in a gritty little ditty that made the Billboard top five when Dan Baird and his mates in the Atlanta band gave it to the world in 1986. You know, younger folks, it’s the catchy song that’s made the playlist of the smarmy date who’s…

Snow Mountain, closed to skiers

This is getting old, this snowy winter. I promised Ellie B, aka Dogamous Pyle, a walk this Sunday morning. The theme came to me quickly as we got to the business end of our Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood. Where are they going to put it next? The four-day mini-melt of last week is long…