Same Old Lang Syne

Singer/Songwriter Dan Fogelberg left us five years ago tomorrow. He died of prostate cancer at the age of 56. Fogelberg’s “Greatest Hits” album, released in 1982, went triple platinum. In his short life, he penned over 150 tunes, and chances are you...

Counting Down

Ten more days until the end of the world, according to the Mayan Calendar. So what if it really was true? What would you do with your last 10 days if you knew the end really was that near? I’m sure you’ve speculated on what you would do if you won the...

The Body Betrays

My brother turned 54 yesterday. I have a hard time wrapping my mind around that fact. I’m pretty sure he was born a couple years after me, so how can it be that he’s now so… so… so darn old? It’s a strange but true condition of the human...

Come Support ASOC!

The Astor Street Opry Company is having their annual “Starving Artist Faire” this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 7, 8, and 9 at the Star of the Sea School, 1411 Grand Street in Astoria. This is a major fundraiser for the theatre group, and a...

Enough, Already!

Good grief! Being “retired” is definitely “re-tired” these days. Or as a friend of mine refers to it, “Exhaustipated!” What I hear most from other “retirees” mirrors my own sentiments exactly: “When did I ever have...