Seven angels saved my life today. They kept me from dying in a fiery car crash that never happened. They made sure every motorist stayed on I-90 and nobody bumped into anybody. Seven other angels helped save someone else’s life today. They kept them from dying in that same car crash. And we never even…
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Of marriages and weddings, of cabbages and kings…
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax– Of cabbages–and kings– And why the sea is boiling hot– And whether pigs have wings.” “The Walrus and the Carpenter,” from “Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There,” by Lewis Carroll It started when I woke up…
Read MoreSister MaryEllen Harmon, RSCJ: 1924-2011
She came to this area just as she left – quietly, without a sound. But in her time in Albany, she made an impact on the city’s public educational system. She was the rock upon which a thousand students went from despair to determination. She never gave up on them. And they never gave up…
Read MoreWhat Cheryl Bremble did was beyond reprehensible
What Cheryl Bremble did was absolutely horrible. Disgusting. And shameful. And for all of you who have taken Anthony Weiner to task for his transgressions, I hope you give this worthless excuse for a woman the same vitriol in spades. This 40-year-old Philadelphia special education teacher has been arrested for sending several explicit text messages…
Read MoreInterstate I-7P7
I’ve been down this highway too many times to count. Somehow, I’ll end up on this road, whether I want to or not. Whether my soul takes me there, or whether happenstance sends me in that direction. It’s a self-hating stretch of highway called I-7P7. Interstate 7-Pity-7. I’ve traveled this road when things in my…
Read MoreThe Rapture Causes A Fraction of Function
It’s about ten minutes to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday evening. I just got back from a photo shoot in Washington Park, and was unloading my Agfa Chief camera with its vintage 616 film. I checked the news reports. No Rapture yet. I was getting better information on the Preakness Stakes than on the Rapture. I…
Read MoreFinally identifying the fourth school of The Twelve
From 1968 to 1981 – from kindergarten to my high school graduation – I attended twelve different schools. Some of these educational institutions were different buildings in the same school district, as kids matriculated from grade school to middle school. Others were caused by familial relocations or my desire to live somewhere else. I sometimes…
Read MoreWalk up, shake hands, move the tassel, and congratulations
For all of us, it’s a distinct moment in time. A moment of accomplishment. A moment of triumph. A moment of redemption and achievement and success. It could be the rainiest day of the year, but inside your heart is sunny and bright. You try to remember every single moment, every instance. Those who taught…
Read MoreRest in Peace, Brother Al. And thank you.
How tragic is it that we don’t always thank those who helped us along our journey until it’s too late. Such happened today. I read the news this morning that Brother Aloysius Myers passed away. For those of you who never attended Christian Brothers Academy, Brother Al was one of the rocks upon which an…
Read MoreHow talking to my mother got me arrested in New Jersey
It’s been a few years now. I can tell this story. It’s around 2005. I’m currently freelancing for an antiques publication, and was on assignment to cover an auction in New Hope, Pennsylvania – a collection of rare and antique dolls and dollhouses. Good stuff. I took my camera and my digital recorder, hopped into…
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