ST. PATRICK's (Part III)
Above: In my First Holy Communion white suit with my brother Stephen and my parents. My father was about to turn 63 and my mom (here...
ST. PATRICK's (Part II)
The picture above was taken before my time at St. Pat's, but the feeling it evokes is very much in my memory. The regimentation depicted...
ST. PATRICK's (Part I)
For my schooling, I was a charge of the priests and nuns (and an occasional lay teacher) at St. Patrick's School in Glen Cove, Long...
A CONSPIRACY OF HOPE
For most of my life, there have been musical extravaganzas in order to raise money or awareness or both for one cause or another. When I...
MILKMAN
One of my very earliest memories involves a milkman! My mom was taking me to visit my granduncle, as I recall, and drove me a few miles...
CHRISTMAS MOVIES Part I
More than forty years ago, when I returned from a decade in the Midwest to start teaching in New Jersey, I provided my students a service...
BOSS LIFT
Throughout my years as a school administrator, I often engaged with the two people above me in my school district. One of my fights...
LESSON LEARNED
My teaching career has run just short of fifty years, and I have learned many valuable lessons along the way. Students take advantage of...
DAVID LEVINE
Above: David Levine's Franz Kafka I started drawing as a kid. I learned a valuable lesson one day in grade school. Often, I would draw...
ON THE ROAD (Episode# 4) "Wise Men Fish Here" (Continued)
In the last post, I discussed a key cultural attribute of a vibrant New York City--its love affair with bookstores. Actually, there were...