I’ll think about this Mets team

When my dear wife Karen and I arrived at NBT Bank Stadium a few minutes before our agreed-upon meeting time of 10 a.m. Saturday, I texted daughter Elisabeth a hey-ho. Before hearing a reply-ding, I saw her waving from the front of the box office line. She and hubby-to-be George Three had gotten there early…

Let’s Go, Syracuse Mets

My Syracuse Mets hold their annual open house today. I plan to attend. I will get on line to buy tickets for opening day. They say hope springs eternal. This trip to NBT Bank Stadium reenforces that bit of lore for me.

Welcoming street in every season

Up at the far end of this street in the Village of Liverpool sits my workplace. I like the feeling that comes to me when I spot the public library in the middle of this tidy spot in my life. I hope all the visitors feel the same way.

The pet people are back with new slogans

The Village of Liverpool pet store people recently trotted out new messages for their A-frame signs of the corner of First and Tulip streets. It’s been awhile since they switched the slogans. Thank you for livening up my strolls, bright minds at Furrever Friends.

Appealing to my good nature

What to do during a staycation? A drive some 45 miles to the east to check out Good Nature Farm Brewing and Tap Room seemed to be a good idea. A check of their website by my dear wife Karen (who was not on a staycation, dagnabbit) showed that they would open at 3 p.m.…

Remembering the big melt

Before we yield to March, I must recall that February did include a brief yet very welcome thaw. I happened to be appreciated a staycation, at home from work. The snow was briefly gone from our backyard, and cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle was quite happy to go out, go out, go…

Coach Roy Simmons Jr. elevated to the ring

Sunday was a Syracuse men’s lacrosse day for the ages. At halftime, the university added former coach Roy Simmons Jr. to the Ring of Fame. No doubt, Simmons Jr. followed in the footsteps of Roy Simmons Sr., coaching Syracuse lacrosse to serious success. He engineered the rebirth in the 1980s that elevated the Orange to…

Cheers for Gary Gait

During the pregame ceremony Sunday in the Carrier Dome, the announcer proclaimed Gary Gait the greatest college lacrosse player of all time. We indeed live in the GOAT generation. And my 40 years of living in Syracuse included the time Gary Gait spent with brother Paul Gait winning national championships for the Orange. He’s launch…