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Seeing a film in a theater for the first time since the pandemic started was at first an unsettling experience.
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Memorial Day – Remembering All Those Who Never Came Home
Whenever Memorial Day comes around again, I am always reminded about how lucky I am that my father came home from the war.
Read More »March Sadness – How Much More Can We Take?
In these waning days of March 2021, I have been inflicted with a deep and abiding March sadness.
Read More »March 2020 – March 2021: The Year of Living Dangerously
As I turned the calendar pages during this past year, I kept thinking that this was the year of living dangerously because it seemed danger lurked everywhere.
Read More »Coronavirus – Celebrating a New Year’s Eve Unlike Any Other
It was once again New Year’s Eve, but the 2020 version just didn’t feel right to me.
Read More »Escape from New York – Cape Cod
We went to Cape Cod and had a taste of the good life - amazing clam chowder was to be had everywhere!
Read More »Escape from New York – New Hampshire
The Lakes Region of New Hampshire is a lovely place for a family vacation
Read More »Coronavirus – MLB Will Have a 60-Game 2020 Season!
A summer without baseball is like Christmas without Santa Claus, and we all need a little “Ho-ho-ho!” right now
Read More »Coronavirus – Memorial Day
The coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, or whatever you want to call this horrific plague, has taken Memorial Day away from us.
Read More »Coronavirus – Saying Goodbye to School
This week we had to say an official “Goodbye” to the school building for the 2019-2020 school year.
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