It is Monday night, and I am sitting here in New Jersey waiting for Hurricane Sandy to reach landfall.
All in Family
When You Were Born You Broke The Mold, Then Broke It Again, and Again
I am amazed that siblings growing up in the same house could be so different from one another. My daughter, Amanda, my sons, Alexander and Danny, may share a common genetic code, but that’s about it. You can tell they are related but I knew watching them grow up, they weren’t the same.
One of the Last Things My Mother Ever Said to Me
Sometimes Parents Are Not Always Right
Born With An Expiration Date
My premonition on the day I’m going to die
On This Day
Initially, Amanda's due date was July 7th (7/7), which ironically is her mom's favorite number (7). Every day after the due date was filled with anticipation of the big moment.
A Brooklyn Fourth of July
Growing up in Brooklyn, I remember two distinct, and very dangerous, memories of the Fourth of July.
Not Your Average Father's Day Story
It was Father’s Day a few years ago and the kids and I decided to do a tour of the Jersey shore. The plan was to start in Asbury Park, and then we would work our way along the coast to Belmar and then end up in Point Pleasant for a late lunch. In Asbury Park, as we walked the boardwalk, I got excited as we neared Convention Hall. I told the kids to follow me...
Deviled Ham
A conversation about deviled ham took us a long way down memory lane.
Thank God for Mail Order
A new born, the holidays, and a gift for my wife. What could go wrong?
An Introduction
Well before I spent half my adulthood down the Jersey shore, I was introduced to the ocean at a very early age.
Mantras I Say to Survive
We’d do anything to get through life. We rationalize, we chalk up events to fate, we drink (or is that just me?).
March 2nd, 1999 - March 2nd, 2026
These dates are not meant for a tombstone.
Although it did mark the end of something.
Crossing That Bridge to Jersey
Until just before third grade, we lived in my grandmother’s brownstone. She lived in the third-floor apartment; my family lived on the other two floors.
Movie Night
There are moments in life with our parents that, as children, we see it one way, and our parents see it another way.
Dedicated Follower of Fashion
Anyone who knows me would never call me fashionable, at all.
How I Became a Chuncle
There is an old saying that states you can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family.
Well, that is not necessarily true.
In the Name of the Father
It is no secret that I absolutely hate my name.
The irony of that is, it should not have been my name at all. It should have been my brother’s name.
Why?
It’s an Italian thing.
Don’t Look a Gift Car in the Mouth
They always say, ‘Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth’.
And I didn’t.
I did, however, look under the hood.
A Very Inappropriate Movie Night
I love movies, always have, always will.
A Very Black Friday
Why you should never drive with dogs, even if they have their license.