As I’ve mentioned before, I am a prolific reader and have kept a spreadsheet of my reading over the past several years. In 2018, I read a record (for me) 108 books, most new but many rereads. People have asked me about what I read, so I thought this year I’d try to post about … Continue reading “Let The Books Flow”
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Maniac
Back in the late ’70s low-budget slasher films were all the rage in Hollywood. The success of movies like Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street got producers hooked on the idea that cheap young actors plus fake blood equaled PROFIT! so they were cranking them out like crazy. And, of course, the Jersey … Continue reading “Maniac”
The Dinner Table Turns
Those who know me know two things about my eating habits. First, I’m a slow eater. Second, I can really put the food away. (See my Headhunter story.) So when I married into an Italian family, I had no end of well-meaning in-laws convinced that I only needed some Good Italian Feeding to cure my … Continue reading “The Dinner Table Turns”
Beginnings
I mentioned last week about how one of our wedding party, Alfred, was brother in law to both Mary and I. So here’s how that came about. After college, my brother Joe was dating a girl named Nancy. Her brother was Alfred. Nancy decided he and I needed to be friends, so she and my … Continue reading “Beginnings”
My Bachelor Party
So we were one of those couples with the giant wedding party – I had two college friends Dave and Tony, my brother in law Tom, Mary’s brother Michael, “our” brother in law Alfred (a story for another time), and my brother Joe as best man. They all took me out for dinner for my … Continue reading “My Bachelor Party”