Amidst the noise of a global pandemic that affected every single person in the world this past year, did anyone catch the announcement from the Pentagon confirming that they have some alien stuff in their shed? And they’ve declassified videos from their military files. This isn’t Leonard Nimoy. This is the Pentagon! This is no …
I took a course some years ago titled, “Aging, Death and Dying”. Seriously, why don’t we just call it “Heading for the Headstones”? It’s a morbid title at best. I think “Aging, Life and Living” would be a more positive spin. So why read such a depressing topic? Well, at the time it was …
I have to admit; I didn’t intend on watching this series, but am beyond pleasantly surprised with HBO’s Mare of Easttown, a murder mystery/drama series set in a small town outside of Philadelphia. The first thing you notice is the backdrop and its stark realism. The town emits a blue collar essence we can often …
Beyond your parents and your family, did you have a person or persons who made an impact in your youth that still positively affects you every day? It may have been a teacher, an older friend, or a former mentor who passed on some valuable lesson that helped shape the person you are. Maybe not …
In your earliest memory of your home, what electronics or communication devices did you have? TV? Radio? Phone? Was it a party line? For me it was one 19inch black-and-white tv with access to 7 regular channels and a few UHF broadcasts, a stereo/radio with record player and the landline phone. How about the family …
The Boardwalk Arcade Picture walking into an arcade; the people, lights, bells, sirens and games are an exercise in sensory overload, yet we enter, wide eyed, surging with anticipation and expectation. But for what? The experience? The challenge? The victory? The giant bear or the remote controlled car behind the counter? All of the above? …
The first time I entered the health center I’ve worked at for twenty years, I saw a man, maybe mid 70s, greeting everyone at the check-in desk. He wore a broad smile, the contagious kind; the kind you couldn’t help but reflect. He was a volunteer. A concept as foreign to me as snake charming. …
