Cartoon Moment and The Life Lesson

One of the first things I do when I get up is look back at Facebook Memories. I didn't need it to know that today is the birth anniversary of my high school band director, my mentor, and friend Tom Shaner. He passed away before Christmas in 2020. I wrote an emotional blog about him … Continue reading Cartoon Moment and The Life Lesson →

Giving Thanks (Updated)

When I worked on the radio, we would often “recycle” bits. We would take something we had done in the past and “re-run” it, often updating it to be current. This blog is actually a recycling of an earlier Thanksgiving blog from three years ago, updated for 2022. I have gained many new followers over … Continue reading Giving Thanks (Updated) →

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 →

What would you do?

If I were still doing radio full time, this would be a topic I'd talk about on the air. The radio guy in me still looks for those little things that happen around us and thinks of how you can use it on the air. We used to call these "phoners." With a phoner, you … Continue reading What would you do? →

Turkey Projects …

Something came up in my Facebook Memories yesterday and it reminded me of a Thanksgiving project both of my sons did in school. I want to say that they did them in Kindergarten or First Grade. Each child is given a picture of turkey and they have to disguise the turkey so he/she will survive … Continue reading Turkey Projects … →

Weekend Wrap Up

Michigan weather has been just beautiful the past week or so. It looks like we'll have one more nice day and the temps will drop. Saturday, while the baby was napping and my son was doing homework, I went out and cleaned up the leaves from the driveway. Later that afternoon, my kids and I … Continue reading Weekend Wrap Up →

From “panic” to “stupid” in 3 minutes or less …

When I worked in radio full time, whenever I did something stupid or silly, I always shared the story on the air. It often led to many phone calls from people sharing similar things that they had done. It also led to those listeners and me laughing at each other's stories. With the dawn of … Continue reading From “panic” to “stupid” in 3 minutes or less … →

Thankful Thoughts (updated)

Happy Thanksgiving! I am sitting on the couch next to my wife after having dinner and watching the Detroit Lions lose another game on National TV! (LOL - I get suckered in actually thinking they MAY win a game!) The Christmas tree is lit, the lights are low, and we are waiting to have some … Continue reading Thankful Thoughts (updated) →