Author Archives: Jim

Bob Chermonitz & Lorraine Spade Fabrizi, both former Holy Name Grade School classmates of mine, shared a very interesting Facebook post from a gentleman by the name of Steve Herman.  Being of “the age” where I am able to take advantage of … Continue reading →

As you prepare for all of the Memorial Day festivities that await you, take a moment to remember all of the brave men and women who have served or laid down their lives in the defense of our great nation. … Continue reading →

  MEA CULPA MEA CULPA MEA MAXIMA CULPA     I am certain that for the majority of you, it must seem like I fell off the face of the earth. In many ways, the days and weeks that have … Continue reading →

Last week, many of us made our annual midweek trip to Church to obtain the mark of our humanity and mortality. Ash Wednesday, as a child of Holy Name Grade School, was an event that unlike five of the seven … Continue reading →

Obviously, it has been a while since I’ve posted anything new, and I feel horrible about that. I was going to chalk it up to “writer’s block,” but to be perfectly honest, my absence would be better described as “shell … Continue reading →

For many of us, the weather over the last two weeks has been a bit “brisk” to say the least. I would imagine that many of you have had to dig out of considerable snowfall amounts and/or battle inhumane, freezing … Continue reading →