“Finding a good way to spend it…”

My Facebook feed has been full of pictures of the "last day of school." Many of those photos are of high school seniors who are celebrating their FINAL "last" day of school, while others are of students in kindergarten through 11th grade who are just excited for summer break! The theme song to the cartoon … Continue reading “Finding a good way to spend it…” →

Remembering Ernie

This came up in my Facebook Memories today. I've written about Ernie in a past blog, which you can read here: https://nostalgicitalian.com/2021/03/31/the-voice-of-the-turtle/ Today, however, marks the 12th anniversary of his passing. Here is a piece I wrote when the news broke: So Long, Ernie All Detroit Tiger fans knew this day was coming. Ernie told … Continue reading Remembering Ernie →

Gone Fishing

The back lake - Caseville One of my favorite fishing jokes comes from Soupy Sales: Two guys are out on a boat fishing and one guy is pulling in all the fish. His fishing buddy hasn't had even a nibble the whole time they've been on the lake. So, he asks his buddy what his … Continue reading Gone Fishing →

A Morning Spring Walk

I've been struggling with a few things lately. I decided to listen to my own advice and take a step back and look around and appreciate the little things. So this past week, I put Ella in her stroller and we took a 2 and a half mile walk around the neighborhood. She loves going … Continue reading A Morning Spring Walk →

The King is Gone

May 1977. The month I turned 7 years old, two movies were released that would have major influences over my childhood, and adulthood. The movies were Star Wars and Smokey and the Bandit. I can recall exactly where I saw each movie, too. I saw Star Wars at Hoover 11 when the movie theater was … Continue reading The King is Gone →

Tune Tuesday – Music Box Dancer

I have blogged in the past about our summer trips to Caseville, MI. Those trips remain some of my fondest memories. I heard a song on 70's on 7 on Sirius XM last week that will forever have a Caseville connection for me - Music Box Dancer. There was a brief period of time when … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Music Box Dancer →

Vacation Review

Vacation is never long enough! I was off for 5 days last week and while I had some great moments to relax, I still don't feel like it was enough. We live in a society where people are overworked and underpaid. I don't think anyone would mind if the United States adopted the mindset of … Continue reading Vacation Review →

Questions and Answers #1

I have a blog that is totally ready to post, except that I was unable to figure out how to add audio (some friends have offered suggestions as to how to do that, and I will attempt that in the following day or two). Since that blog was not ready, I went to my Facebook … Continue reading Questions and Answers #1 →

The Red 8 Track Tape

Recently a friend went to buy a new car. He was appalled when he found out there was no CD player in it. As a music lover, I totally get this. I want to be able to pop in the music of my choice when I am driving. Up until recently, the CD Player was … Continue reading The Red 8 Track Tape →

I only got 11 years …

I was 11 years old when I was forced to deal with a death in the family. As an 11 year old, you don't really understand or comprehend what that really means. "What do you mean we're not going to see him again?", "Why do people die?", "There are a lot of bad people in … Continue reading I only got 11 years … →