Monthly Archives: February 2016

If you’re a regular reader of this blog it will come as no surprise that I like Fay Vincent’s metaphor for baseball as life that appears in today’s Wall Street Journal.  Francis Thomas Vincent Jr. is 14 years my senior … Continue reading →

My granddaughter, Atara, is a special young lady who will be 17 in April.  When she was much younger she overheard Miriam capturing my attention one day with a stern “Leonard” rather than the usual Len or Lenny.  Not having … Continue reading →

Had the pleasure of discovering melanie & sonny at Farrell’s in Point Pleasant Beach.  Here’s a clip of them playing a pub-club five years ago, and time has only made them better. And here is melanie with her angelic version … Continue reading →

Lou Weinstein was a friend of my parents who owned a shoe store.  I recall that he used to come to our house when I was a kid, bringing with him a pair of shoes or two as a courtesy … Continue reading →

Matt Katz, an accomplished journalist, has authored a new book about presidential aspirant and the 55th governor of our fine state of New Jersey, Christopher James Christie.  It is titled American Governor: Chris Christie’s Bridge To Redemption.  I’m thoroughly enjoying … Continue reading →