Mrs. Krabapple was a hit. Read more
Anyone remember Len Barry?He had a hit song back when I was in high school, somewhere around 1965.Its title was “1, 2, 3.”I didn’t like it the… Read more
While the adjective “Orwellian” is often attached to the word “doublespeak,” including by me, a little research reveals the term “doublespeak”… Read more
If in your head you are hearing “to tell the story of how great a love can be,” you most likely are my age or thereabouts. And either holding … Read more
I admit I’m a word guy. Maybe even a word nerd. But I’d be mortified if anyone found me pedantic. I have no interest in critiquing anyone’s En… Read more
(Although I dub this my annual January lament, it occurs to me I have not shared it in a few years. Here goes.) If summer came right after Chr… Read more
While it is not her birthday, if anyone has a right to claim Valentine’s Day as her own, it’s Harriet Truelove of West Pittston. Read more
How heavy the days are.There’s not a fire that can warm me,Not a sun to laugh with me,Everything bare,Everything cold and merciless,And even t… Read more
All I could think of during the Super Bowl was is there anything these days that does not make me feel old?A couple of hours before the game, … Read more
I was so looking forward to the column I planned to write today. I had the headline picked out weeks ago: A Tale of Two Rodgers. Read more
Go ahead and hum the Aretha song if you like, but that is not what this is about.It is about another legend, however. The guy whose name is on… Read more
Super Bowl.There. I said it.Should I expect to find myself on the wrong end of a lawsuit by the National Football League?Of course not.But if … Read more
Although there were more than 400 people crowded into Scranton Cultural Center in April of 2016 for the annual meeting and luncheon of the Pen… Read more
January, Januarywhere did you go?We can barely rememberdid you even send snow?February’s upon usand what do you know?We’ll be thinking of Spri… Read more
My brother lives in Florida. He drove two hours and waited in line another two to get his Covid-19 vaccine.And he had an appointment!From what… Read more
Did you ever have to make up your mind? Read more
I’m sitting here thinking about a lie I tell all the time and wondering why it has taken this long for it to finally dawn on me.I’m talking ab… Read more
I know what the word “gentle” means. I just looked it up anyway.I wanted to be sure it fit Nancy Kashuba the way I always thought it did.It do… Read more
I haven’t heard it in more than 50 years, but you don’t forget the sound of a car stuck on the ice on Radcliffe Street. If we were in person, … Read more