Monthly Archives: May 2013

I have a soft spot for all servicemen and women, but particularly for our son, Elliot, and his support network during USMA, Iraq and beyond – including Heather, Carson, Layla, TBN, Ajax, Chris, Dennis, Grammy, — and the list goes … Continue reading →

Point Pleasant Beach is open for business! … sort of … witness the White Sands, with its patio and pool amenities still gone. The morning sun brings the brilliant dazzle of the Atlantic, too windy for many to brave the … Continue reading →

A bittersweet day at the Jersey Shore, as signs of seasonal renewal interdigitate with signs of Sandy’s destruction. The timeless look of sleeping in a car, a sign that youth is wasted on the young. The displaced feet are temporary, … Continue reading →

What does insurance insure?  It insures you’re going to get hassled every time you file a claim.  Probably the biggest government backed scam in the history of economics.  The big “firms” have the least accountability.  How many times have you … Continue reading →

What do you get when you cross Henry Kissinger with Art Garfunkel? A brilliant Jew whose voice fades over time.  All of us experience the notion that as time goes on, our voice is less audible, or at least less … Continue reading →

Piggybacking onto Part One and Part Two, some more photography of our Phils minor league Phield Trip to the beautiful Lehigh Valley.  Here’s a hat to complement the logo behind home plate.  Three strikes and you’re snout.   Speaking of hats, … Continue reading →

Hope you enjoyed Part One.  Here are some of the best Pig Puns you’ll ever see in a minor league ballpark, with a few other goodies thrown in.  Where’s the Food Court?  Where else.   Think Pigs don’t like Mexican … Continue reading →

Wrote a piece on the professional side about a book subtitled When Pigs Fly, but yesterday Miriam and I took a diversionary trip to Where Pigs Fly.  It’s the not-so-famous home of the Phillies minor league Triple A affiliate, the … Continue reading →

Doc Halliday is a legendary figure in American folklore who, according to Wikipedia, graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery in 1872 at the age of 20.  He went on to fashion a life more associated with Aces than braces, … Continue reading →