Short, tall, true, and semi true tales about a young boy growing up in upstate New York.
When I was in elementary school, I would often fake a stomach ache so that I could stay home and watch TV. It was great, because both of my parents worked. I had the whole house to myself and free run of the refrigerator. Once everyone was gone, I would slither down stairs to plant …
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There was this fellow in our neighborhood named Tony Zostant. He was a curly headed, slender fellow with a hippie-ish demeanor. Amongst his many talents was the ability to ride a wheelie on a ten speed bicycle forever. I once saw him go the entire length of Grand Street riding a wheelie whilst giving the …
I remember … yes I remember. We were told to hide under our desks, or if things really went down the crapper, head into the hallway and cover our head with our hands. We were told that this would protect us in the event of a nuclear attack. None of us had a clue as …
I have recently noticed that there are about eleventy million articles on the web that have definitive lists of “N something somethings” that WILL “change your life in some obscure way”. For example, just this morning, ran across 19 Of The Biggest Turn-Offs In Guys’ Apartments 18 Easy And Inexpensive Desserts You Can Make With …
Baseball was my thrill, my obsession, and my only darling. During the ever brief school summer vacation, I would spend every waking hour obsessing about baseball, circling the neighborhood, and pulling together a quorum of boys for a game at Crescendoe Field. Our game was slow pitch hardball. This was mainly due to the fact …
I have a love hate relationship with downhill skiing. In fact I have not skied in several years due to this storied relationship. There was a period in my life when I did a bunch of cross country skiing. That proved to be far less painful than downhill, as you will come to realize in …
Many of you may be wondering what is it like being the creator. In light of this often asked and much truncated question, i wish to start today a moderate history. Often mankind has wondered when the world started, when the universe was created, how old is old, how new is new, how many times …
