Give me a W

Changing the font. Caught on a supermarket run this week: A hard-working crew changing the big letters on the storefront. News sites say the older stores, like the one closest to our house, had yet to catch up to the new style corporate logo. Fancier. The next day’s visit saw the new logo smack dab…

Good advice

There are winter warnings put out by the official weather folks. Wow, we’ve wobbled through lots of these this winter. And then there is this humorous cone used by the folks at our Wegmans market. Thank you for at least making me smile through our icy days.

The Central New York stock of Wailua Wheat is at my house

I told you about my job of receiving a case of Kona Brewing’s Wailua Wheat Beer from my terrific daughter Elisabeth and her sensational significant George Three for Christmas. They had it shipped up from New Jersey. Of course, those 24 bottles are gone, gone, gone. Our local supermarket chain, Wegmans, carries the Hawaiian-born, U.S.-brewed…

It’s all in the name come birthday beers

Now it can be told, this one present in the package I received from my co-workers at the library during my birthday week celebration. My fantastic boss took advantage of supermarket Wegmans invitation to mix-and-match a six-pack of craft beers. She carefully chose according to … … brand names that fit my personality. Nailed it.…

Happy Veterans Day, with honor and gratitude

A couple of miles up the road from where I work and live, there’s quite a striking sight in front of the Wegmans supermarket. The Flags of Honor and Gratitude surely make for an impressive collection. The premised for the past several weeks: Folks can sponsor a flag in the array in the name of…

Souper Bowl IC

This was my dinner so I could get out quickly for my Thursday night bowling league, what with my dear wife Karen having plans to dine out right from work with her friend Marie without stopping at our beloved Little Bitty in the Syracuse City neighborhood of Eastwood. One can of condensed Vegetable Alphabet soup,…