Admittedly, I am a little distracted this week and have only one thing prominently on my mind. Our first grandchild, Vinny, is due to arrive in this world on Wednesday, July 29, in Boston at the Children’s Hospital. As many of you already know he has been diagnosed with a heart defect. As of right […]

O.K., is it safe to comment on the recent passage of the same sex marriage law? As of June 26, 2015 same sex couples have the right to be legally married in all 50 states. This is a federal ruling that has been creeping its way state by state for the last ten years. Those […]

My daughter, Laura, bought me a “Fit Bit” for Father’s Day. A FitBit is a little device that helps to monitor your activity level, eating and other areas of your health. It works wirelessly and somehow records all the information and transposes it onto the application on your computer. It is really amazing and helpful […]

On Wednesday afternoon I literally sat in the lap of luxury.  On Tuesday night I got a phone call from my friend from childhood, Michael Hennessy (we met in Mrs. Katz’ – first grade class) inviting myself and my son James to Wednesday’s Yankee-Phillies game at Yankee Stadium.  And these were not any ordinary tickets. […]

Dear Dad, I sometimes think about  if I had one more day with you…a healthy you…what would I do?  What would I say, that I couldn’t say to you as you lying dying in a hospital bed in August of 1991.  Had I known that you would not make it through the night I probably […]