An epiphany is defined as a sudden moment of insight or realization – when something that was confusing or hidden suddenly becomes clear. I have a friend from my NYSE days who was a senior warden at a church on the Upper East Side. As I have reported here before, I...

Well, we haven’t seen any lions, tigers, or bears. But what a wacky summer it’s been! With some of the hottest temperatures on record and an inviting ocean to cool off in, suddenly it seems like sharks are everywhere. I love seeing the whales and dolphins,...

I’ve had a couple of thoughts rattling around the ol’ noggin recently and figured I’d share them. So here goes, first off, my oldest granddaughter is completing 4K at the District 27 Public School at St. Camillus this year. After two years at this school, I am...

The mermaid asked me to travel with her to Ireland for a retreat of sorts involving poetry, music, history, walking, and well, Ireland. She said she was going with or without me, but I didn’t need any incentive to go back to Ireland. I said yes immediately.

I got my flu shot this year like every other year. My father always got one, and my siblings and I always followed his lead. He made it to 93, so he must have been on to something. I read that this year’s vaccine wasn’t matched well to this…

We enter this world not so much by choice but by the grace of God and the love of our parents. We arrive with not many skills and need constant care and supervision. Our bedtime, our eating times, our nap times are all determined for us by our…

The Bible says there is a season to every time. The Byrds sang a song to it. Sometimes we recognize the changing of seasons, sometimes they slip by unnoticed. The autumnal equinox just passed last week, but it was hard to tell because it was…

These past few weeks have been pretty amazing in Rockaway. With Hurricane Erin offshore bringing sweet breezes after that really hot, humid stretch, and those beautiful gigantic waves far from the shore, it’s been absolutely gorgeous here. Even…

One of summer’s simple pleasures in Rockaway Beach is Connolly’s Open Mic night on Tuesdays. Run by the many tentacled Guy Nevirs, better known as Squid. He has been hosting this Open Mic for about 15 years. I have been enjoying them weekly…

A general invitation went out recently to all Graybeards to come down to St. Camillus to watch the basketball finals for the Legends and Young Guns divisions. A few years back, recognizing the need to diversify a bit, the Graybeards split the…