Stranger Than Fiction
The Pension
I just read a FB post from Angela Rivera… “ASKHOLE – A person who constantly asks for your advice, yet always does the opposite of what you told them!” Since I hold very few things back in this blog of mine, I’m gonna tell you a li’l story about my Dad, his retirement annuity &…
Read More“YOU’RE OUT!!!”…or Are You???
After I finished playing baseball at ~19…my damaged knees, fewer organized leagues & I didn’t wanna travel from Brooklyn to Pace University’s campus in suburban Westchester (county north of NYC) vs. attending classes at the City Hall site in Manhattan…I ventured more into umpiring. I felt that it would still “keep me connected” to sports…
Read MoreShe Said What?!?
This past Saturday, I got a late night FaceTime call from a rather-new, but very special, friend of mine, Cyndi Alvarez Brunson. Cyndi’s husband, Tavi, is a Colonel in the Army & is currently stationed in Pennsylvania. Cyndi, however, lives here in San Antonio so her son can graduate from high school here. Next year,…
Read MoreDamn Gringo!
A few months back, my daughter, Heather, brought home some outstanding tamales for dinner… …her buddy’s Kadillac tamales (chicken, spinach, jalapeño, cream cheese)! They were incredible! (BTW, Tamale Boy is located at 5400 S. Flores, SA.) I remember when I first came to San Antonio from NY in ’93. Now, NY has probably every type…
Read MoreBroadway
One of the best things about growing up & living in the “greatest city in the world” (New York, NY…so great, they named it twice!) was Broadway! Between “going into the city”, i.e, traveling into Manhattan, when I lived in NY (Brooklyn…Holbrook in Long Island, exit 61…Staten Island) or traveling back to NY from wherever…
Read MoreAnother 9-11 Miracle
This one’s from Alexa Bucchere, daughter of my lifelong buddy, Stephen. He & I were classmates back in Regina Pacis in Brooklyn and thank God for Facebook for reuniting us. And altar boys, too, no less!!! “Ain’t no damned Satan gonna hurt our Baby Jesus while we’re on watch!” (Shhh 🤫, we know nuthin’ about…
Read More9-11
Over 20 years ago, I lost my beautiful wife of 21 years, Laurie, to cancer. The following day (9/11/01), as I was getting dressed to go to the funeral parlor, I watched on TV as those planes crashed into the World Trade Center towers. It Devastated was an understatement on how I felt at that…
Read More“You Shot A What?!?”
Everything that I’ve written here (every story, every article) is 100% true…and as accurate as possible, especially considering that some of this stuff dates back 40 or more years! Yet there are many days when I can’t remember what I had for breakfast or I’ll forget my name. Yes, not every “quote” may be exactly…
Read MoreMy Unbreakable World Record
I know I’ve told you the importance of making an impression upon people & how I accomplished that…for better or worse…with my teams’s skit at the closing of a “Leadership Skills for Middle Managers” training seminar with UniverCiti in St. Louis. Don’t remember? We used the bed sheets as giant diapers & put nipples on…
Read More50/50 Raffle & 🎳 Mathematicians
I used to be in a Sunday night bowling league with Sherry & Gordon Grabill here in San Antonio. (You USCC peeps remember Sherry…overnights CitiPhone manager, Sup Gate AVP, great lady!) Every week, the league would hold a 50/50 raffle with 1 winner chosen. When you had the winning ticket, you’d get 1/2 the pot…
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