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Pizza. What is it about pizza? An invention created for the masses: breads baked with emmer wheat; polenta made from ground barley; cheese, fresh and aged, made from the milk of cows and sheep; pork sausages and cured meats; vegetables grown in the fertile soil along the Tiber. In these staples, more than the spice-rubbedContinue reading “Pizza and Memories”

The top executives of more than 180 companies have signed a letter that says abortion is essential in order for people to be successful in their businesses. “When everyone is empowered to succeed, our companies, our communities and our economy are better for it,” the executives say in the letter posted on a newly launchedContinue reading “Abortion- A ‘Core Value’?”

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”