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Fred Klein
Jul18
Road Trip
Posted By : Fred Klein

Do you remember the Animal House movie and, more specifically, the "Road Trip" exclamations?Well, I'm endeavoring to set up a family/sports fan road trip to iconic Fenway Park, home of the Yankees' arch rival Boston Redsox and the "Green Monster" left field wall.  My inspiration/aspiration is to have my two sons (David and Alex) and two grandsons (

Benjamin Geizhals
Jul17
Accents
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

A recent article in TimeOut (first forwarded to me by our son who has transplanted to Alexandria, Virginia) reports that Long Island is now one of the sexiest accents in the United States.It got me thinking about accents. I guess we all have accents. I grew up in a multi language home, and although I didn’t realize it, my parents spoke English with

Brian Timpe
Jul16
Baby Blogs
Posted By : Brian Timpe

When it comes to blogging, my wife and I have been reading all the blogs imaginable on the internet about newborns. With our son, Emmitt, now being 3+ weeks old (born on June 20th, 2025), we constantly are wondering...is he ok? is it is suppose to look like that? is that sound normal? too much sleep? not enough sleep? too much to eat? not enough to

Shelley Simpson
Jul16
A Real Win
Posted By : Shelley Simpson

I’m not really a fan of the Home Run Derby. I get that it takes a lot of strength and coordination to hit a baseball out of the park, but I prefer games where there are more in-field hits and a chance to watch skilled fielding. Last night, while watching the All-Star Game, I noticed something. The game had to be decided by a home run. Instead of tr

Nancy Schess
Jul15
The Key is Curiosity
Posted By : Nancy Schess

I was recently chatting with a friend about the traits that make for success.  The premise of our conversation was to be profession or vocation agnostic and try to get down to what traits cross all types of work and are the bedrock of a successful career.   My answer was curiosity.   To be successful at whatever you choose, I think you must be curi

Rona Gura
Jul14
Book Recommendations
Posted By : Rona Gura

I need book recommendations.   We have a pool in our backyard. Usually, on the weekends, our kids come to enjoy the pool. Those days are filled with family tumult. Always fun but, definitely, tiring.   If we’re lucky, my husband and I would have one day over the weekend alone to enjoy the pool by ourselves and relax. My husband loves to putter arou

Corey Bearak
Jul13
Tolling the news
Posted By : Corey Bearak

So I receive a text 4:00 p.m. last Monday afternoon that Fox 5 News seeks to interview a representative of group I am involved with for their telecast that begins just over one hour later.  The group's president, Susan Lee, who sent the text, and a former city council member and retired jurist, Kathryn Freed, who we prefer to use a spokespersons, a

Mitch Tobol
Jul12
A Reminder
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

I found an old note yesterday while leafing through my phone. It's a quote I typed in over 5 years ago. I’m not sure where it came from originally:   “Effortlessly flowing through life doing what I love to do.” Now that is a state of being worth striving for.   Lately, life has felt a bit heavy for me. Pressures, deadlines, distractions, etc. But t

Fred Klein
Jul11
Key West Lou
Posted By : Fred Klein

My fellow Syracuse University graduate and Key West neighbor, Louis Petrone, aka "Key West Lou", achieved his 90th birthday this past Sunday.  On its own, the mere accumulation of so many years is cause for celebration, but, even more so, we must celebrate how his (triumph of the will) determination carried him through extended travail which would