“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…
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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…
The Fix Is In
I told the folks at the local dog park that they wouldn’t be seeing Moby, our one-year-old yellow Lab, for a couple of weeks. When I explained why, the men in the group collectively cringed and hitched their knees together. The appointment was first thing Monday morning. Moby loped out of our front door into…
What I believe about Hell and hand baskets