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Sitting on This Bench of Steel and Watching the River Flow!

Posted on August 10, 2019 by

‘Twas sitting on a steel bench at Lardner’s Point along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, watching the river flow and waiting for the moon to show. Prior to that, chasing dragonflies filled the void, as well as taking pictures of … Continue reading →

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Born in the U.S.A.

Posted on May 25, 2019 by

Memorial Day Weekend has arrived again extra quickly this year, in this blogster’s humble opinion. Seems as if springtime fast-forwarded, like a tape on an old reel-to-reel recorder. Remember those, or even cassette decks and VCRs? Does anyone actually use … Continue reading →

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Child of the Moon

Posted on May 18, 2019 by

The bad guys can’t get away with much these days, especially from all the people using smartphone cameras to video-capture everything and placing the events on Social Media in hopes of having their clips go viral on the Internet. The … Continue reading →

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An Old-Appliance History Lesson

Posted on February 23, 2019 by

Been living in the same flat for going on twenty-two years at the end of April. This is the longest I’ve stayed in one place, having moved to various locations thirty-nine times previously since birth. That’s a lot of moving … Continue reading →

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Changes

Posted on January 26, 2019 by

Things aren’t what they used to be. How many times have we heard that lately? Of course they’re not. Everything changes and so should we, but it’s hard to do. The only thing certain in life is change. Who said … Continue reading →

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Death Warmed Over

Posted on May 5, 2018 by

The above photo has nothing really to do with this essay. I thought it’s a cool shot of the garden above the San Callisto Catacombs in Rome, Italy.  The picture is included in the second edition of my first novel, … Continue reading →

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Happy Mardi Gras in Advance

Posted on February 10, 2018 by

“Why bother? You’ll never win.” That’s what I keep saying to myself after buying lottery tickets, entering sweepstakes for money, giveaways for sports and fan paraphernalia, seeking literary and photography awards, prizes from other cockamamie contests found on the Internet … Continue reading →

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