by admin-md | Feb 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
My mother was one of eight. That was a blessing and a curse. Sadly, she had to witness all of their deaths before hers. The next to last to pass was Dave. My 82 year old mother and her 75 year old nephew, Irving wanted to attend the funeral. And, so did my sister. ...
by admin-md | Feb 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
My father was one of four brothers. They lived with their parents in Queens until their mother died in her 30s of leukemia. At some point they lived on a farm in Ellenville, NY. My Grandfather was a tailor. He couldn’t raise the boys without a wife. I’m not sure...
by admin-md | Feb 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
My mother was one of eight Barnett kids. Half were born in Russia and the other half in New York City. Half had deep European accents that you could cut with a knife. The others sounded like the deep Bronx. I never knew anything about my Grandfather. With 10 mouths...
by admin-md | Feb 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
“Top to bottom, side to side, corner to corner. All you have to do is roll a ball … under the glass and over the bump .. it falls in a whole .. it lights a light .. and then, you roll a ball again… You don’t have to go to college to read the book of knowledge...
by admin-md | Jan 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
When you’re retired you have a lot of time on your hands. “Sometimes I sits and thinks and, sometimes I just sits.” /Satchel Paige That’s actually a pretty good quote because it kind of sums up my retired life. Of course, when I “thinks” that’s when I kind of go off...
by admin-md | Jan 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Thoughts and phrases found on the internet. “To believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reliable.” “I knew that wasn’t a good deal. I should never have trusted her.” Oh, I trust you …..I trust you as far as I can...
