It’s natural to pitch in to help families

Syracuse University put in the call for action before the football game. So I stopped at Nichols early game day morning and picked up a package of diapers. As with most purchases of unfamiliar items these days, I went through my sticker shock routine. I forked over $8.99 for an amount of diapers that might…

Taking a needed stretch at the park

The bus let a bunch of young fellows and a few mentors out in the late afternoon. A coach explained to this curious questioner that they were at mid-point of a trip to play a college soccer game. Out they went onto the grassy lawn of Onondaga Lake Park to take advantage of the space.…

If you and a friend need to ride

The bikes are all in a row at Onondaga Lake Park. You too can rent and ride in style. I have not been tempted, I must say, even though I walk this stretch of Onondaga Lake Park a lot and spot people look fairly happy as they pedal past in many colorful combinations.

Another painted rock surfaces at last

I don’t know if it was the discovery or the social media posting that took time, but my terrific daughter Elisabeth let me know that another one of the rocks she left behind in South Padre Island during our family reunion trip in the summer of 2019 had been found and flaunted. I must say…

Big blooming year

Before we get too far toward autumn things, I must recall how big our blooms were this year. The pinks and the purples were outstanding in September.

That’s a big piece of our view

The Carrier Dome is getting a new roof. It will be in place by next football season, officials say. It will no longer be the air-inflated bubble type. The cranes are there so the new roof can be put up. I know that an important piece of the Syracuse landscape since 1981 will look vastly…

I will be wearing my own No. 72

I no longer have to wonder where I can purchase my very own No. 72 shirt to honor Tim Green. The number worn by the star lineman from the 1980s hung from the stores on Marshall Street up on the Syracuse University hill, too. And now one will be on my back when I got…