HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025
Happy New Year! My best wishes to everyone for health, wealth and happiness in the New Year. I am glad 2024 came to an end. Healthwise, it was a disaster for me. Never experienced anything like it...
View ArticleELLIS ISLAND AND MY FAMILY
On January 1, 1892, Ellis Island opened as a U.S. immigration inspection station. It became the gateway to the U.S. for 12 million people. My family included in the 12 million: 4 grandparents, 12...
View ArticleCAR BATTERY DEAD
I went out to my car last night to go somewhere. The battery was dead. A pain! Didn’t know why. I had left nothing on. Called my handy garage man. George. He owns Zip Auto on Stock Island. He has been...
View ArticleALCOHOL MAJOR CANCER CAUSE
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said alcoholic beverages should carry a prominent warning label about the link between alcohol and cancer. The Surgeon General said cancer is the third-leading...
View ArticleHAPPY FIRST SUNDAY OF THE NEW YEAR
Happy first Sunday of the New Year! Joyous though I may feel, the weather is not the best this morning. The tune…..The weather outside is frightful applies. Cold!!! I began this blog yesterday. Worked...
View ArticlePIZZA FRITTA
On a cold morning, let’s warm the belly with an Italian delight. Pizza fritta, aka pizza fritte. Generally made with pizza dough. Pieces fried in oil. Then sprinkled with sugar. Prepared in Italian...
View ArticleBABY HIPPO IS NAMED POPPY
There are things equally as important as Trump, Israel, the Middle East, etc. Perhaps even more important. Like a baby hippopotamus born December 9 at the Metro Richmond Zoo. The birth a big deal....
View ArticleTHERE WILL NOT BE ENOUGH MONEY AT SOME POINT
The Palisades/Los Angeles fires are another natural disaster involving climate change. In this instance, strong winds. As much as 100 miles per hour. The one fire has now become three. The U.S. will...
View ArticleWHY ARE SO MANY CHRISTIANS SO CRUEL?
Where do I begin? Let me start with the Key West Citizen by whatever name it is called today. I have read the Citizen for the 30 years I have been a part of Key West. Thought it was too short back...
View ArticleU.S. HURTING ECONOMICALLY…..NOT FOR EVERYONE
Is the U. S. hurting economically? Not for everyone. Except for groceries and fuel, few. An example of the “prosperity” affecting America today, car financing sticks out. In 2024, more people than...
View ArticleMY COUSIN ALBINA
This Albina thing is going to be interesting. I have had two Albinas in my life. My grandmother who was my Dad’s mother and Albina my cousin. My cousin Albina died monday. She was 80. She was in a...
View ArticleSYRACUSE WINS A BASKETBALL GAME AND LOOKS GOOD DOING IT
Finally, I saw a Syracuse basketball game that left me happy. Not only did Syracuse beat Boston College, it looked good doing it. Syracuse won 79-71. I was not going to watch the game at Brady’s...
View ArticleJACK SMITH’S REPORT RELEASED
Jack Smith’s Report re Trump and January 6 and the documents cases released. Dramatically at midnight. The little I read most interesting. The Report is broken down into three parts. Smith’s cover...
View ArticleOH, THE PAIN
Oh, the pain! Not my back. Syracuse’s loss last night. Louisville decimated Syracuse 85-61. A sign of how bad things have become is the cell phone texting involving me and other Syracuse fans. We have...
View ArticleSOON TO BE U.S. GOVERNMENT GIVES ME CONCERN
At the moment, I measure Trump’s government to be by the prospective Cabinet members he has designated. I base today’s comments on three of them. My comments arrived at with a significant degree of...
View ArticleTATTOOS NOT NEW…..WHAT DOES "C.E.” MEAN?
Tattoos are not relatively new. Body decorations go back hundreds of years. A study is presently being done on the bodies of more than 100 mummies from the Chancy culture, a group that lived on the...
View ArticleMARY POPPINS’ "A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR” INSPIRED BY THE POLIO VACCINE
Would you believe! Mary Poppins’ “A Spoonful of Miracles” was inspired by the polio vaccine. The song was written by Robert and Richard Sherman. Robert’s son was reluctant to be shot so the vaccine...
View ArticleRFK JR. IN JEAPORDY
I suspect Trump only nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for a spot because he wanted a Kennedy name supporting him. Now that he is elected, he does not need further Kennedy support. Kennedy is a...
View ArticleTRUMP’S DAY
Today is Trump’ Day. His Inauguration. Many observations to be made. Beginning with yesterday. Trump held 2 events yesterday (Sunday). One a rally at Capital One Arena in the afternoon. He was to...
View ArticleTRUMP’S INAUGURATION…..OH, WHAT A TIME IT WAS
Trump’s Inauguration actually covers two days. Sunday and monday. So much to report, to comment on. There will be no order to today’s blog. I will merely share my thoughts with you in the order they...
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