Monsignor Michael J. Alliegro
My friend tells me they have announced from the altar of the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi in Metuchen that Msgr. Michael J. Alliegro has died. I made a round of calls and found myself crying into...
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Maybe we don't comprehend the kind of impact we have on others until it's too late. I don't know. I only hope that the good ones -- and I count Michael Alliegro among the good ones -- know that they...
View ArticleSmarting.
I want energy. I want an injection of sunshine, orange juice, Tang, Smarties and tropical Starbursts all blended together is a super-duper smoothie. Sure, that combo might be rough on my tummy. I could...
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Why is The New York Times so obsessed with the DVD release of "Thirtysomething"? I must've seen three articles on the subject within as many days. I don't get it. Perhaps the paper employs a surfeit of...
View ArticleAll ears
My friend cut his ear while shaving this morning. He won't allow me to use his real name in this blog post, so I'll just refer to him as "Vincent." He said he wants to send it to someone "ear mail," so...
View ArticleBlanket judgment
OK, I know this is nothing to be proud of, but I see that some random UK tabloid agrees with my theory that Macauley Culkin fathered one of Michael Jackson's kids. Admittedly, I thought that Culkin...
View ArticleIn utero
Everything hurts. OK, not everything. My fingernails? They're fine. Same with my eyelashes and wrists. But my back and my hip and I don't know, that muscle that scoots around to my tummy? I think it's...
View ArticleColor Me Confused.
How is it that my minuscule town has 14 hair places? Yes, my neighbor and I counted 14 hair places the other night when we were walking down Main Street. Now you must understand: Until maybe a decade...
View ArticleBruuuuuuuuce 6.0
Bruce hitting 60 this week doesn't tell me he's old...his upcoming Kennedy Center honor tells me he's old -- an elder statesman, no less. When he stands tall with that medal slung around his neck,...
View ArticleDone and gone
So I haven't been 'round lately, and I guess I'm sorry about that because I've been blogging regularly for nearly 4 years. But I'm approaching graduation day. Four years is just about time to give up...
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