8 Track Tape Day!

Thanks to another blogger, I was reminded that today is National 8 Track Tape Day! Check out Waldina's blog here: https://waldina.com/2022/04/11/national-8-track-day-2/ They were all the rage back in the day. When I first started blogging, I wrote a blog about one in particular 8 Track ... for newer followers, here is where you can read … Continue reading 8 Track Tape Day! →

Nice Day For A Birthday and a Half

Monday is usually my day for getting stuff done. I do laundry. I fold laundry. I load the dishwasher and run it. I pick up the living room and vacuum. I clean up the kitchen and clear the counters. None of that got done today. My day started with getting Andrew out of bed, fixing … Continue reading Nice Day For A Birthday and a Half →

Not Exactly the Helmet I Was Expecting …

I have three sons. I had always hoped that they would be involved with sports in school. I played a lot of baseball with the neighborhood kids, but never did any in school. My two oldest boys played T-ball and baseball for a short time, but they never pursued it further. Neither one was interested … Continue reading Not Exactly the Helmet I Was Expecting … →

Number 600 – For a Laugh

This is the 600th Blog Nostalgic Italian post! In celebration of this, I wanted to share a joke that made me laugh out loud. It comes from one of the blogs that I follow on Word Press - The Joke Thief. You can read and follow here: https://thejokethief.wordpress.com/ Death in the Orchestra Everyone knew the … Continue reading Number 600 – For a Laugh →

Remembering Uncle Tom

Today would have been my Godfather's birthday. I really miss him a lot. I found some pictures on a hard drive which brought a smile to my face today and I wanted to share. Uncle Tom and a 1 month old me... I'm a little bit older here. I wish the photo had the date … Continue reading Remembering Uncle Tom →

Should I Be Proud or Just Chuckle?

This is one of those quickie blogs I wanted to share so I would always remember it. While at work one night last week, I received the following text message from Sam: It's silly little things like this that I will forever look back on and laugh out loud! Oh well, I picked up a … Continue reading Should I Be Proud or Just Chuckle? →

I’ll Skip This One …

June will mark 34 years since I graduated from high school. My class has never had an "official" reunion. I'm not really sure why that is. It doesn't really matter. The only time our class had some sort of get together was a combined event with the class after us. They held it at a … Continue reading I’ll Skip This One … →

Another Weekend Wrap Up

On Friday, my son told me that he wasn't coming over for the weekend. Sam and I decided that we'd take Ella somewhere to burn off some energy (Andrew came along for the ride). When I got home from work Saturday morning, I stayed up and we all went to the Mid-Michigan Children's Museum in … Continue reading Another Weekend Wrap Up →

How Do You Introduce Someone to the Fab Four?

This blog is part of Turntable Talk, a feature created by Dave at A Sound Day. Since I started this blog four years ago, I have wanted to write a blog about The Beatles. Outside of a few "mentions" and a couple guest blogs from my buddy Max, I have just never tackled a Beatle … Continue reading How Do You Introduce Someone to the Fab Four? →

Today in 1964

Back in 1964, something amazing happened on the Billboard chart! The Beatles held the top 5 spots! This is something that has never happened before or since! My friend Ken also pointed out: they also had seven other songs in the top 100 for a total of 12 tunes! That same week, The Beatles also … Continue reading Today in 1964 →