In honor of the Labor Day holiday, I am posting this story which is an excerpt from a larger work in progress about my father's family that spans the years 1860 - the present. Papa is my great grandfather who worked 12+ hour grueling days as a longshoreman on the NYC docks and died while trying to provide for his family.

Getting to the store with kids in tow and searching for the items on our school supply lists is about as welcome as a colonoscopy prep.

The idea of using robot umpires keeps rearing its ugly head.

The seeming epidemic of cases of educator sexual abuse of students is an ongoing tragedy for our country, ruining the lives of so many children.

'Spider-Man: Homecoming' is nothing like previous Spidey films and everything that they should have been.

Even though the fans love all the home runs being hit this year, this power surge is driving some people batty.

The hardest thing for me to accept now is that the stoop has been relegated to one function – being the steps to get into the building – instead of the vibrant place it had once been.

Discovering that America can indeed be beautiful.

I have certainty about one thing about this series – I am not sure what the hell director David Lynch is going to do next in a way that frightens and delights me.

If you were expecting Putin to come across as an arrogant, ruthless dictator as he has been often depicted, you are in for a rude awakening.