Magic is in the Air
Many of the gizmos that I’m using today seems like pure magic to the 1940’s-boy that is inside my head. Continue Reading →
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Many of the gizmos that I’m using today seems like pure magic to the 1940’s-boy that is inside my head. Continue Reading →
The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Continue Reading →
One definition could center around the ability of its people to pursue happiness without interference from government – city, county, state or federal. And without fear of governmental violence against … Continue Reading →
STICKBALL My Flatbush, neighborhood was centered around Martense Street where our apartment was located. We had the first floor of the building, which was in the middle of the block. … Continue Reading →
Evening sun aglistens on The Spanish moss clad oaks, Their black trunks agnarling To Frame the golden hour Before old Sun sets so red. It’s time to sit and ponder … Continue Reading →
I am a little greedy, so I jumped right in when I got an offer of $500.00 cash just for opening a bank account with Bank of America. The main … Continue Reading →
I love the New York Times, which I read on my iPhone every morning. I get local news from the Daytona News Journal but rely on the New York Times … Continue Reading →
ONE WONDERFUL LAND OF OPPORTUNITY Many of us are stressed out this November 2020. The election process moves at a snail’s pace. We are used to seeing a sitting loser … Continue Reading →
1791 The United States of 1791 was far different from today’s America. Few people had jobs as we know them today. People worked for themselves with some exceptions. Think Slaves … Continue Reading →
Time in a bottle – our lifetime supply of days is limited. Like guessing the number of jellybeans in a big jar. We are challenged to guess the number of … Continue Reading →
CLICK on the link to read my short opinion about a brush with evil. DON’T BE ONE OF THEM 1
ALWAYS BE SUSPICIOUS OF THE NEWS Always be suspicious of news. Let ABS become a motto. ABS – serious broadcasters sometimes incorporate their opinions into news stories in a way … Continue Reading →
Hi all. Just finished Chiming of Forgotten Bells. It will be available at Amazon and Kindle by September 15, 2017. Here’s the foreword: THE CHIMING OF FORGOTTEN BELLS VAIN … Continue Reading →
Joseph Stalin The ruthless Russian tyrant, was human as this interview shows. I feel that I may have an exclusive glimpse into the Kremlin, and I want to share it … Continue Reading →
WHO AM I? ~ Uber in America? I found Nikita V. at 1300 Red John Drive, west of Daytona. He was a small man – perhaps no more than five-and-a-half-feet tall, … Continue Reading →
FAKE NEWS ~ Do you find the news disturbing? I mean the news on CNN and the big network TV newscasts. Me too, and I am going to tell you why. … Continue Reading →
Note to President Trump Miami obvervations I sojourned in and around Miami, Florida while still in my wonder-years, from 1956 through 1987. At first I was a dirt-poor student living … Continue Reading →
Job creation, undocumented migrants, illegal aliens, job creation, utopia, unemployment JOB CREATION IN WILLYOPIA – Let’s say that there is a remote community of ten homes and ask the question, “What … Continue Reading →
2016 American elections. “Crooked Hillary. Lying Hillary. Untrustworthy Hillary. Jail her!” These words ring out across America on a daily basis – loud and certain. Part I – Our distant … Continue Reading →
MARISA AND THE BUM – Charity on the street His clothes were dirty and wrinkled. He needed a shave and his fingernails were dirty and broken. He sidled up to … Continue Reading →
ABUNDANCE Mankind is in desperate need of many things. Millions of us lack for clean water, for food, for clean air and for a decent place to live. Work is … Continue Reading →
THE WRITTEN WORD IS A POWERFUL THING My good friend Amy Garza, is an entertainer, historian, writer, editor, publisher, historian and nurturer of writers. A life in the Southern Appalachian … Continue Reading →
RE: Dreams I let go, illegal immigration, and Anchor Babies in the U. S. A. Date: The Twenty First Century Dear Americans, I was born on the 4th of July … Continue Reading →
THE FAMILY OF FAILURE AND SUCCESS Could be Failure is the father, and Persistance is the mother of Success. The nickname is Try-Try-Again. Everyone fails from time to time. My … Continue Reading →
ME AND GEORGE H. W. BUSH I didn’t get to shake his hand. There were just to many of us on that fine Miami afternoon. V.P. George H. … Continue Reading →
Modern inventions – Network radio, television, digital clocks, frozen food, ballpoint pens, freeze dried food, bubble gum, dial telephones, electric adding machines, copy machines, home fax machines, GPS, cordless telephones, cell phones, … Continue Reading →
Disturbing News – Not for Sissies – Ogg – What would Jesus Do? I’m getting old. There are lots of signs including spending more time watching the TV news. That … Continue Reading →
Tony’s Place in Naples.I’m not sure why we went to Naples, Italy. We had other choices – Venetia, Roma, Paris, Firenze or even Moscow. But we thought it would be … Continue Reading →
EDNA’S LOVE LETTERS. THE WRITTEN WORD IS A POWERFUL THING – My good friend Amy Garza, is an entertainer, historian, writer, editor, publisher, historian and nurturer of writers. A life … Continue Reading →
SPAIN, GREECE, ALBANIA 2014 WANNA MAKE GOD LAUGH? TELL HER YOUR PLANS. I want to tell you about our plan for a great vacation. It might be interesting to tell … Continue Reading →
MY CHILD MADE ME PROUD PART II – BILL SERLE III My son Bill stands tall and is loved by all who know him. I snapped this photo in about … Continue Reading →
BAD DECISIONS MAKE GOOD STORIES. I am not the world’s worst driver. But I’ve been at it a long time and have made some bad decisions along the way. I … Continue Reading →
INTERNET POWER I wanna tell you a story bout a man named Bill Because if I don’t tell ya nobody will. There’ll be some glory and a smatter of pain … Continue Reading →
BEST BROOKLYN FRIENDS I met Huey Develin when I was 7 years old. My family just moved to Martense Street in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York. … Continue Reading →
OLD FOOLS (Written for the Martin Andersen Senior Center’s Senior Writers Workshop 4/1/2014) I love America and I love the U. S. Coast Guard. Yep. I … Continue Reading →
PADDY MCGINTY’S GOAT VERSUS VALENTINE’S DAY Yep. It’s a fun day and an opportunity for folks to spend money on cards, chocolate and even valuable presents to assure us that … Continue Reading →
Arthur Godfrey, Tom Mix and radio was the metronome of my young life There was Daytime Radio and Evening Radio. I don’t remember late night radio because I had … Continue Reading →
POKER NIGHT IN NEW JERSEY We moved to Rockledge from New Jersey last April. We had many good reasons to move including loving children and grandchildren, warm weather and bargain … Continue Reading →
Ronda Spain ~ A good plan. Heed well. There are lessons to learn when plans gang aglay and things go amiss. When rain falls in buckets, and you’re uncomfortably in … Continue Reading →
Tangiers, Morocco Daisy and I have spent time in South America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. We love traveling, so we seized the opportunity to … Continue Reading →
Joyce Kilmer National Memorial Forest 1990 ~ I worked hard back then. Seven days a week in the summer season. Days waiting on tables at Relia’s Garden Restaurant. Nights waiting … Continue Reading →
Parenting. It was a fine Miami morning in early June 1969, that Saturday morning when I walked into the Royal Castle Restaurant with my five-year-old son Billy. He was always … Continue Reading →
BING CROSBY, FARAWAY PLACES, WISHES, DREAMS AND PRAYERS CALL ME A DREAMER Far away places with strange soundin’ names Far away over the sea Those far away places with the … Continue Reading →
2012 Happy New Year Dear Grandchildren, I like books and accumulated a lot of them by the time I married Daisy Alonso in 1974. So I decided to build some … Continue Reading →
I wanna tell you a story bout a man named Bill Because if I don’t tell ya nobody will. There’ll be some glory and a smatter of pain It’s a … Continue Reading →
I was raised as a Christian in the Dutch Reformed Church in Brooklyn, New York. I am not a regular churchgoer. I attended Sunday school until I was 12. I … Continue Reading →
I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT HOOKERS, $100 BILLS, ECONOMICS, DERIVED DEPOSITS AND OTHER GOOD AND INTERESTING THINGS.. HERE’S HOW THEY FIT TOGETHER. I went to work in the installment … Continue Reading →