“So Lilly, what did you tell Father Kris?” I asked our 15-year-old daughter recently at a local coffee shop. We had just picked her up from a confirmation class retreat, which included confessions with our parish priest. This sacrament is shrouded with an impenetrable veil of secrecy, but we knew Lilly would tell us. “Well,”…
Book Review
Savoring the Sweetness of Military Life
“Holy cow, we’re old,” I thought, as we found our seats at a recent Joint Service Military Ball in Albany, New York. The ballroom was filled with over 220 sharp-dressed ROTC cadets and midshipmen from six colleges in the New York Capital Region – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Siena College, Union College, State University of New…
Not so lucky: St. Patrick’s Day cuisine
Sure, there will be parades, funny hats, green decorations, and parties during the week of March 17th. But what really makes or breaks holidays and special occasions? Let’s face it — it’s all about the food. Halloween, Valentine’s Day and Easter are lucky enough to have chocolate as their traditional treat. Thanksgiving hit the luck…
Best flicks found in basement boxes and bargain bins
Somewhere in our basement, there is a box of VHS tapes. Relics from the days when our kids loved “The Aristocats”, “Toy Story”, “Spot” and “Barney”. Their sticky little hands could pop those clunky tapes into the TV/VCR combo without needing Mom’s help. Well, as long as there wasn’t a waffle or a Barbie shoe…
What I believe about Hell and hand baskets