In our troubled world, it’s good to be able to do something good, effective, and within our reach. Especially something that can be life-saving. Alex Tirado started the 999 Squat challenge last […]
It’s our Time at Bat
When We Come Together
As a young Marine turned subway cop in ’66, the ’69 Woodstock gathering of flower people turned me off. It was essential to just support our troops. But as the decades passed […]
Safe at Home? Not so Much, But We Celebrate His Life.
Many of you know that Lazar LaPenna’s leaving this planet was way too early—he was just ten years old. Worse, his death was at a Little League game in Point Lookout, New […]
Superheroes—and Us
Rob Rothman liked to draw as a kid, especially superheroes. But in high school, when actor Billy Crystal’s brother, Joel Crystal, taught him to paint, Rob fell in love with painting. I […]
Not Even Nazis Could Dim Hedy’s Halo
Hedy (Pagremanski) Page found goodness in everyone she met, even a Nazi soldier. It was May 5th when I met artist Hedy on our Long Beach, NY boardwalk. She spoke of her […]
Not-So-Little, Little Leaguer
Life is built on the messages we send. It was a cold and damp day when I visited the Pt. Lookout ballpark early this spring. Perhaps a fitting day to face the […]
Riders of the Blue Globe
It’s a new turn on this blue globe, for you, gentle readers, and this big kid. I see these new days of ours with fresh eyes. So the winter beach spreads before […]
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