Author Archives: Ed Kowalski

Sad news today. Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Jim Dwyer, a columnist for three New York City newspapers across a long and acclaimed career, died Thursday. He was 63.Jim and I went to grammar school together. Our paths also crossed at Fordham. Jim and I, over the past several years, were Facebook friends. Jim’s writing was crisp,Continue reading “A good man, gone too soon”

As the new US Supreme Court term begins, I ran across this quote and I thought it worth sharing:‘The first lesson, simple as it is, is that whatever court we are in, whatever we are doing, whether we are in a trial court or an appellate court, at the end of our task some humanContinue reading “First Monday in October”

So, a while back my daughter and I got our genetic testing results back. Yes, we bought into the pitch that 23 and Me is all about real science, real data and genetic insights. Besides confirming that Jen is ACTUALLY my daughter, I was surprised that my genetic make up puts me squarely in theContinue reading “So Easy, Even a Caveman Can Do It”

They are tearing down dozens of statues and facing no consequences whatsoever for vandalizing our public spaces — including memorials to our nation’s greatest heroes. When private citizens try to do the job the government won’t and protect our culture, our history, and our public property from destruction, local officials step in and remove theContinue reading “Is the 2020 Election as Important as the 1860 and 1864 One?”

Now that we’ve had a few months to mourn the loss of our basic liberties, even if our overlords make a symbolic head-fake toward giving them back, one must realize the ramifications of what has happened and what it means going forward. The key point to understand is that the precedent has been set. IfContinue reading “The Real Cost of “Flattening the Curve””

When the Memorial Day weekend kicks off the ‘official’ start of summer, we all have a wide array of memories that flood through our minds… Some happy, others sad, many funny, a few, memorable and special.I spent my summers on Rockaway Beach, New York. My Aunt Sissy, Aunt Mary and Uncle Jack had bungalows there.Continue reading “The Irish Riviera”

Today, I want to write about my family. For those of you who follow my blogs, this is a topic that I’ve written about before. Why now another blog?I guess what I want to say is that the lessons that I learned being part McLoughlin is that family is family, and family is not determinedContinue reading “Thicker Than Water”

Guitars and pens. Ok, so what am I writing about now? Well, both of them are tools. Tools to express thoughts and feelings. I’m fortunate that I own both and use them as best as I can to express what I’m thinking on any given day. The English alphabet has just 26 letters. 26 lettersContinue reading “Guitars and Pens”

Time for a quick, New York City snow storm story. Back when I was a kid, in Manhattan, there was one winter storm that allowed us to be out of school. My mother let us out of the house to play. Around 4 or so in the afternoon, I saw my uncle John walking upContinue reading “Snowball Memories”

Today, I had a flashback of an event that I was witness to as a kid growing up in my family’s home in Woodside, Queens. My aunt Sissy, one afternoon, found her brother and my uncle John sawing the legs of his bed in his apartment. “John, what are you doing??”…..My uncle, a very wellContinue reading “Dogs And The Love They Share”