Grantland Rice Said ~ “Outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four Horsemen rode again. In dramatic lore they are known as Famine, Pestilence, Destruction and Death. These are only aliases. Their real names are Stuhldreher, Miller, Crowley and Layden. They formed the crest of the South Bend cyclone before which another fighting Army football […]
Giving Thanks to the Pigskin, Poultry and Peanuts Read More »
The Haskell; the opera; the local pub – what do these things have in common? Experiences that were anticipated with vim and vigor. Well, the first two in particular, but all were overwhelmingly lacking in three areas – preparation, provisions, and peers. Let’s begin with the actual events, (I will number them with a brief
Inept operas and staffs, but American Pharoah still reigns Read More »
This week we are going to do something completely different. Our first she said/he said. Since July is upon us we figured we would write about summer or Independence Day or current events or??? There really was no assignment; just some thoughts about the week behind us and the ones ahead … SHE SAID: The
Racing Rodents, Saturday in the Park, and the Sausage Council Read More »
“Pizza Pomodoro may I help you?” Beads of sweat gathered on my forehead as I perused the menu, and before I could make it past the fourth option – which was stuffed prosciutto, chicken, eggplant tapenade, pressed virgin olive oil, vodka sauce pie – I panicked! “This is Vincenzo, what do you want to order?”
Not your GRANDMA-Ma’s Pie Read More »