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 →

Has it really been 40 years?!

The man in the picture above is my grandpa. He was my mom's dad. In February of 2018, I blogged about him in the following blog on his birthday: https://nostalgicitalian.com/2018/02/17/i-only-got-11-years/ As I was going through my Facebook memories, I realized that it was 40 years ago today that he passed away. It was the first … Continue reading Has it really been 40 years?! →