Mark Twain Rests Nearby

November 17, 2010

Mark Twain stares at us from the cover of a recent Newsweek magazine. You almost hear him proclaim, “The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Yet Samuel Langhorne Clemens is buried a few hours from my house in Elmira, New York.

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The IPAD© Bride

November 14, 2010

Son – Kevin and his fiancé – Patti discussed options with a wedding photographer for their big 2012 event. On alternative to skip the traditional printed coffee table book in lieu of sharing photos on an Apple IPAD©.

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Sherlock & Me

November 11, 2010

I am fortunate to have visited London dozens of times. The first stop on my initial visit to Britain’s capitol was not to Big Ben, the Tower of London, or Buckingham Palace. It was to visit an old friend, Sherlock Holmes.

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Night I Won The Lottery

November 8, 2010

I bought a Mega Million ticket the other day with all the dreams of wealth. Jaymeson goes to Harvard with his own Cambridge condominium or Stanford with a view of the Pacific. The odds are against me, but it doesn’t matter. I already won a more important lottery that more impacted my life than a [...]

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Grandpa’s Politics

November 4, 2010

My grandson, Jaymeson, and I are into a picture book. He pronounces ‘garbage truck,’ but declines to say ‘Mama’ or ‘Grammy’. ‘Grandpa’ is in his vocabulary. Good boy! In the background blares the hangover of the recent elections on cable news. The victors crow and losers whine while the pundits critique today’s terrible partisanship. I [...]

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Romance at the Ballot Box

November 2, 2010

Today I followed an elderly couple into a campus building to vote. Parking was scarce and he struggled several times squeezing his big Buick into the space. They walked hand-in-hand to the entrance. He used a cane.

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Not All Saints

October 31, 2010

Halloween is derived from the ‘eve of all hallows’ or the day before All Saints Day. At St. Mary’s Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elementary School, our Halloween costumes were those of the blessed saints, not ghosts, goblins, and other monsters. Saintly outfits are made out of scratchy wool robes with claustrophobic hoods. My protestant [...]

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President Palin?

October 29, 2010

In a couple of years on the eve of the 2012 presidential elections we may be making a choice between President Obama and the former governor of Alaska. Yesterday Sarah Palin said she’ll run “if nobody else steps up.”

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Toyland – Strong Museum of Play

October 27, 2010

While this autumn delivered terrific weather, there is a magical place to take Jaymeson when the elements get nasty. The atmosphere includes butterflies, Big Bird, and Barbie’s. We shake off our winter wear and enjoy Rochester’s Strong Museum of Play.

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Chasing Chicago’s Most Famous Ghost

October 25, 2010

A few Octobers ago my wife, two dear friends, and I hunted for Chicago’s most famous ghost, Resurrection Mary. At the gates of her final resting place, Resurrection Cemetery, I received the fright of my life.

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