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Now, Was and Gonna Be

I was having a discussion with some radio buds from the past on Facebook over the last couple days. It reminded me of the Andy Bernard quote from The Office finale: "I wish there was a way to know you're in 'the good old days', before you've actually left them." That got me thinking more … Continue reading Now, Was and Gonna Be →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 13 Comments August 14, 2023 1 Minute

Home Recovering

I wanted to thank each of my readers who said a prayer or sent positive thoughts our way for Andrew's surgery. All went well and he is home recovering. We will need to follow up with ENT in about 6 weeks. We also will follow up with sleep/neurology in the weeks ahead. He was such … Continue reading Home Recovering →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 12 Comments August 11, 2023 1 Minute

Turntable Talk #17 – Sum Sum Summertime

Welcome to my 17th contribution to Turntable Talk. Dave Ruch from A Sound Day has once again presented his "music folks" a monthly topic to write about. The topic this time is an easy one - Sum Sum Summertime. In his instructions, he says, "Just pick a song that really signifies 'summer' to you. It … Continue reading Turntable Talk #17 – Sum Sum Summertime →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 14 Comments August 11, 2023August 6, 2023 3 Minutes

Timely Book Recommendations

Today is National Book Lover's Day! Incidentally, it is totally a coincidence that I have a couple books to share with you. With all that's going on this way, I haven't really planned that much ahead. I recently finished two books that I really enjoyed and wanted to share with the other book lovers who … Continue reading Timely Book Recommendations →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 5 Comments August 9, 2023 3 Minutes

Gratitude and Laugh on Me

I would like to take a moment and thank each of you who commented, reached out via email, or texted me regarding my last blog. Your love and support means a lot to me and my family. Knowing that so many folks are thinking about us truly warms my heart. I will be sure to … Continue reading Gratitude and Laugh on Me →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 3 Comments August 8, 2023 2 Minutes

Sooner Than We Thought

We'll be sending up a lot of prayers this week. Andrew's surgery was schedule to happen in late September. Sam woke up this afternoon saying that the ENT office had called and wanted us to call back as soon as we got the message. They had mentioned a while back that they may want to … Continue reading Sooner Than We Thought →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 12 Comments August 7, 2023 1 Minute

I Am Humbled

I was asked recently by Nancy at The Rhythm Section blog to write a musical piece for their "Be Our Guest feature. I picked a song that I may have written about on this blog mainly because I love it and it holds a special personal meaning. You can read the post here: https://rhythmsection.blog/2023/08/06/august-6-2023/ Obviously, … Continue reading I Am Humbled →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 3 Comments August 7, 2023 1 Minute

Random (and cool) Act of Kindness

As you know, they are working on our street.  They are ripping up the water and sewer lines and working on a new water main before resurfacing the whole road. This morning as I was cooking breakfast Sam took Andrew outside because Consumers Energy was out working on something.  They had two of their diggers … Continue reading Random (and cool) Act of Kindness →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 12 Comments August 5, 2023 1 Minute

Book Thoughts

If you are watching a movie or a TV show, you can turn it off or walk out if you are done with it. In the same way, you can just stop reading a book. That doesn't happen often for me, but I almost stopped reading both of them. Both of them just seemed slow … Continue reading Book Thoughts →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 4 Comments August 4, 2023 4 Minutes

Happy Birthday, Louis

Today is the 122nd birthday of a jazz legend - Louis "Satchmo" "Pops" "Satch" Armstrong. A unique voice and a amazing trumpet player, he is synonymous with jazz. Nothing I could write about him would do any justice to his life and legacy, so I thought I would just share a few of my favorite … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Louis →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 8 Comments August 4, 2023 1 Minute

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