For many people, true love seems elusive. At least in the popular media, women are usually perceived to be and often portrayed as being in search of it, and men often seem to be doing everything they can to avoid it. That is a broad generalization that speaks more to the somewhat higher level of … Continue reading Happy anniversary, baby!
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
I was born and raised in the 2nd Street section of South Philadelphia, and during the late 1960's and into the mid-1970's my parents sent my brother and I to school at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a Catholic elementary school. The home parish church for that school was located directly across from our little … Continue reading Our Lady of Mount Carmel
It’s just a fantasy
If you know me, you know that I am a huge baseball fan. A lifelong Phillies fan, of course, and someone who played for and managed a local championship men's softball team for over a decade and a half. As I got a bit older, I retired the old glove and bat, and moved … Continue reading It’s just a fantasy
That’s my boy !
My grandson was born just a month ago, and is beginning to make his presence known in the family. But I never had a son, so for a long time the only other male in the immediate family was a boy named 'Petey'. He alternates between long hair, when we sometimes refer to him … Continue reading That’s my boy !
Who is this Marshawn Lynch fella anyway?
Marshawn Lynch of the Buffalo Bills in a December 2007 game vs the Philadelphia Eagles I used to play Fantasy Football regularly, and was usually pretty good at it too. With a bunch of guys that I knew from my former profession in banking, I kept playing into my early years with the police department. … Continue reading Who is this Marshawn Lynch fella anyway?
MATT VEASEY 