June 2021

The lead article in this weeks weekend Wall Street Journal’s OFF DUTY section, was about booking a vacation to a working cattle ranch, and what it entails. Basically, hard work, from dawn to dusk. The rewards are, learning, and experiencing something new. In 1991, Columbia Pictures released, an American Western Comedy entitled, “City Slickers.” It […]

My father died in 2003 at the age of, well it was listed as 94, but when we talked about when he was born, he was never quite sure. He could have been 96 or older, I don’t think he really knew or even cared. He was born in the town of Volin, in the

N:  I just don’t get this place. S:  What don’t you get, or should I ask. N:  It seems like everyone down here has two first names. You know like, Jim Bob, Billy Joe, Billy Bob, Mary Sue, Sally Ann, Mary Jo. S:  Well, you have two first names. Most people do. I don’t think

When I was growing up, I was addicted to movies, actually I still am, which is why I chose to get into the entertainment business. My favorites as a child, were the swashbuckling, adventure movies that featured those great fencing duals. That prompted me to take a ten-week Theatrical Fencing Course. I wanted to learn,

President Obama used his executive power on Friday August 26, 2016 to create the world’s largest protected marine area off the coast of Hawaii. It quadrupled the size of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument to 582,578 square miles, making it more than 50 times larger than the entire land area of the Hawaiian Islands. I

In June of 1990 I was living and working in New York City. I was the Post-Production Supervisor for the NBC show “True Blue.” After I finished the pilot, I sent it to NBC, for them to screen, and hopefully award us a series. When it was broadcast, it would be the Movie of the

I’ve seen online articles in the news about the snakes that are emerging, after their winter hibernation. Of course, snakes are very important, particularly venomous snakes. One article talked about, and showed copperhead snakes. They’re found in northern Florida, the panhandle, and of course, New York State. It reminded me of a prank my friend

A month after 911, Kim McGuire, and I left New York City, and settled in Biloxi, Mississippi. We need to regroup, and decide our next move. I had been freelancing as a graphic designer. The tragedy closed the city down. There was no work to be had. Kim was an actor, and an attorney. She

There was an article about the great bars located in some of the world’s oldest, and newest hotels. I was surprised of how many I have had the good fortune to visit, being brought up, and living most of my life in New York City. Some were big, and famous, like the “King Cole Bar”

“If you have one true friend you have more than your share,” Thomas Fuller. I guess, I have been very lucky during my life time. I have had four friendships, but unhappily it’s now only three. For me, the difference between Friends and Friendships, is the lasting quality of the relationship. Not that it’s necessary

Now that the pandemic is subsiding, everyone is eager to start traveling again. Will the planes be jam-packed, as they were before the pandemic? Probably. I was having a discussion with a friend, about the state of air travel today compared to forty years ago. Yes, for some of you, we had planes back then.

I was reading an article recently called, “All Aboard,” about old Lionel Trains, and what some are worth, today. This really brought back memories, first of growing up with my love of stream engines, both as toys, and the actual bigger than life, real ones.             LIONEL ELECTRIC TRAINS My set of Lionel Electric Trains

I must be very strange, because I enjoy silence. Actually, to be more accurate, I enjoy the natural and everyday sounds of life, since you really can’t have complete silence in this world. When I was working in sound for film and television, I could walk into my studio, stand still, and there would be

This Friday, June 4th will be National Donut Day. Donuts or Doughnuts, either way you spell them are my favorite treat. There are13 great South Florida donut makers, as well as others scattered throughout the state, including one in Key West. These are besides the two national brands, Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kreme Donuts.            

A story on the internet news predicted that this summer will be particularly hot, and they were reviewing the world’s best beaches. I don’t sit on the beach anymore since I’m prone to skin cancer. This is the result of growing up when sitting out in the sun was thought to be healthy. If fact