Author Archives: Ed Kowalski

On this date, 78 years ago—in 1941—at 10:10 p.m. in a house located at 5204 Delafield Avenue in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, N.Y., a 37-year-old man died. This man died from a disease that robbed him of the ability to move, to run, to walk. He had suffered from it for about twoContinue reading “Talent is a gift….Character, a choice”

Today, my cousin, Kevin, our family historian, sent out a reminder that our Aunt Elise would have celebrated her 119th birthday today. I know, you’re probably thinking nobody lives long enough to celebrate their 119th birthday…. but, if anyone could have done it, it would have been Elsie. Elsie. Where do I begin? I canContinue reading “Elsie”

While many if not most illegal aliens are decent people and are only illegally in the United States to provide for themselves or their families—an action that does not justify breaking the immigration laws of the United States—all of them are not decent and many are responsible for shocking crimes and incredible damage to familiesContinue reading “Illegal Immigration…an insult to every American citizen, naturalized or native born”

I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and misplaced wallets. I’ve learned that regardless ofContinue reading “Be Grateful……”

Today, while picking up my morning coffee, with a coffee roll, of course, at Dunkin’ Donuts, the very friendly Dunkin’ employee who was at the window passed me my order and said, ‘Here you go, Ed’. I looked at her, puzzled that she knew me and I, politely, asked if we knew each other. ‘Sure’Continue reading “Drive Thru Secrets…….”

You can abolish democracy by banning the vote or you can do it by letting people vote as many times as they want, by letting small children and foreigners vote, until no one sees the point in counting the votes or taking the process seriously. The same goes for marriage or any other institution. YouContinue reading “The Left’s Continued Deconstruction”

Fatherhood is shrinking in significance. I’m not just talking about physical absence — a third of American kids now live without their biological fathers — I’m talking about perceived importance. More and more, fathers are being viewed as less than necessary. A 2016 study concluded that children of lesbian parents fared just as well —Continue reading “Do Fathers Count Anymore?”

Last night, I found myself trying to organize all those things that one keeps labeled under the heading of ‘family stuff’. There’s something intriguing about poring over old photographs. Whether the photos are black and whites from the Old Country or yellow-stained images from the days of our own youth, looking at them is likeContinue reading “DON’T THROW THAT STUFF OUT”

With this upcoming Sunday being Mother’s Day, I’ve received a lot of requests to rerun something that I wrote about for the anniversary of my Mom’s 84th birthday. How can I tell you about my mother? This might sound silly. But in the 1941 movie “Dumbo,” there’s a scene where the captured mother elephant, throughContinue reading “God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers. …”

I recently received from a cousin the census and baptismal records of our grandfather who was born in Ireland. I learned that that our grandfather lived in the same house with his father, our great grandfather, and that our great-great grandfather, too, lived with them and was listed as the head of that household atContinue reading “The Ties That Bind”

For me, Superman is and has always been America’s hero. I had an uncle who was a weight lifter. When I was 5 or so, I remember asking my mother if my uncle, John, was really Superman. She looked at me and very seriously told me that she couldn’t tell me because ‘no one wasContinue reading “Truth, Justice and the American Way”

Today, at work, I heard that a coworker’s daughter has a friend who is turning 16 and is saddened that her birthday celebration is bittersweet because no one on her ‘invite’ list has responded that they will go. I’m not sure who to blame for this. Is it the parents of the kids who haven’tContinue reading “Please, Ma…..Don’t Make Me!”