In 1976, Chris Chambliss hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth in game 5 to win the American League pennant. My brother Joe and I decided we’d try to get World Series tickets. So the next day, we headed down to Yankee Stadium to stand on a long line. A lot of … Continue reading “Never Say Die, Redux”
All Roads Lead to Northville
So, one winter my wife’s cousin John’s girlfriend Carmel (that’s a lot of words with no verb) talked several of us into renting a cabin in upstate New York for a weekend. (By that I mean actual upstate where Canada is closer than NYC, not NYC upstate which is anything north of the city limits.) … Continue reading “All Roads Lead to Northville”
Lucky in Las Vegas, Episode 3
I mentioned earlier that whenever we went to Las Vegas that we were mostly going to visit the in-laws. Still, whenever we were there we usually managed to find an evening or two where we’d go out to Sam’s Town to do a little gambling. So one night Mary wasn’t feeling well but her mom … Continue reading “Lucky in Las Vegas, Episode 3”
Never Say Die
On August 22, 1976 I went to a baseball game at Yankee Stadium with my siblings Joe and Debbie. It was Bat Day at Yankee Stadium, and so we each got a bat to take home. They had some player’s “autograph” on it, as well as some corporate logo (I’m thinking maybe Burger King, but … Continue reading “Never Say Die”
Thanksgiving’s Past
A short one today. We have a bunch of old 8mm home movies of holidays past, and most of them go something like this: “Here’s the family, and there’s the Christmas tree, and there’s Rudy still eating…” Here’s to taking your time, and to clearing the table. Any way you can. Happy Thanksgiving