Author Archives: profkf

A little over a year ago, my father in law, Dave, passed away. Due to the still prevalent pandemic, we had a small outdoor graveside service (it was really, really cold). The plan was to gather again for a celebration … Continue reading →

This morning, I was watching, as I most always do, the 7am Sportscenter (I record it since it’s laden with commercials). Just as I was about to forward through one set I saw the beginnings of a commercial for a … Continue reading →

Sometime in the next few months I will complete my 70th trip around the sun. I remember huddling under my desk at St. Brendan School during the nuclear drills, I remember praying in class during the Cuban Missile Crisis, long … Continue reading →

My playing “at” golf goes back to the summer of 1966. One hot summer afternoon in the Bronx, a friend and 8th grade classmate, Jimmy Paturas, asked if I wanted to try it out. We walked to a small course … Continue reading →

There is no secret to anyone (all 3 of you) who regularly reads my stuff, that I struggle with mortality. Today there was just another smack in the face that things come to a close much too quickly. William Hurt, … Continue reading →

I was lucky enough to have recorded an Austin City Limits last night that was showing the Best of Nanci Griffith, covering a number of performances she had done on that show over the years. One of the things that … Continue reading →

I’m overweight, (a LOT lighter than a few years ago, but still according to the old BMI, overweight), pushing 70, stiff a lot, especially in the morning, and yet, I actually have the stones to consider myself a runner…why is … Continue reading →

Makes all the difference in the world! It is cold and dreary in the lowcountry today. We’ve had two days of “winter weather advisory” (which is a WHOLE lot different from that same thing in CT, as it turned out, … Continue reading →

Tonight I’m watching (again) the movie “42” where, in 1946, Jackie Robinson is signed to a contract by Branch Rickey and what he went through. We have also been watching the limited series on Emmett Till, another heart breaking example … Continue reading →

I hope he doesn’t mind, but I borrowed this line from a Cliff Eberhardt song The Long Road. Why? well, today marks the third anniversary of the passing of Uncle Dominic P. Starace. I have written a lot about him … Continue reading →