[So last night I got caught up in a bit of Star Wars nostalgia. I read a lengthy article about the new movie and and the original trilogy then listened to a podcast by a pair of nerds like myself who were getting all goofy about the new movie and they showed the latest trailer… Read More A Lifetime Ago in a Neighborhood Now Far Away- Pt. 1
2011 Our first day in New York was a full one. The first stop was Battery Park. As we headed for the southern tip of Manhattan our bus took us down West Street and past Ground Zero, offering us a view of the under construction Freedom Tower. It warmed my heart that the kids on… Read More Two Tales of a City- Pt. 8
1981 One of the adults on the bus, presumably an official with the State Thespians, was doing her level best to give us final instructions before we disembarked. Her exhortations were falling on deaf ears. We were finally at the Hotel Edison and we were like a bunch of three-year old fillies and colts in… Read More Two Tales of a City- Pt. 7
2011 The Pennsylvania scenery was beautiful in the early morning light. I got no sleep to speak of during the night and was thankful for something to look at rather than the darkness or my iPod. The moment was interrupted by a tap on my shoulder. Knowing the source of the interruption brought a smile… Read More Two Tales of a City- Pt. 6
1981 The group from Yorktown was shaping up quickly. Besides myself, Jeff, Lloyd, and Mike were all going to make the trip along with a few other Broadcaster and Episode staff members. In total we had almost fifteen people including Terry and a few mothers acting as chaperones. The trip was almost the all-consuming topic… Read More Two Tales of a City- Pt. 5
2011 The first week of the 2010-11 school year at Bishop Dwenger High School had come to an end. Mary invited me over for dinner with her, Mitch, and the girls. During the typical pre-dinner hubbub, Maggie told me that the Bishop Dwenger show choir was going to New York City the following spring for… Read More Two Tales of a City- Pt. 4
1981 It was just a few weeks into my senior year when my letter of acceptance into Purdue University arrived in the mail. My career path into engineering was seemingly set in stone. I was elated to be going to school at Purdue and with the possibility of rooming with one of my best friends… Read More Two Tales of a City- Pt. 3
