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Hail Mary at St Killians

We were all shocked to learn of the sudden passing of a good friend Gene Dybus. He was best friends with my Brother-In-Law Terry Kane but we all had great times together. Jumbo, as we called him, was a gregarious…

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Weekend with Grand-kids

Just had a great weekend with all 9 grand-kids. We camped out in the backyard of my Bother-In -Law's and Sister-In-law's place up in Conesville.  The kids enjoyed a slip-and-slide afternoon, riding the quads around the property, and a campfire…

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My son would have been 48 today 

As we slog through these days of coronavirus Ellen and I take time to note another sad day in our lives.  Our eldest son Stephen passed away on May 26 2017. Today, April 17, would have been his 48th birthday…

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COVID-19

Been a few weeks and a lot has happened. Both Ellen and I tested positive. I started with Covid symptoms on March 21. Fortunately my symptoms have been relatively mild and t have been symptom free for a week.. Ellen…

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Mississippi Cruise postponed

Well it is official. With another of our party opting out it has been decided to cancel next week's Mississippi River Boat cruise and reschedule for another time. American Cruise Lines has offered a voucher program which allows us to…

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Mississippi River Boat Cruise in jeapordy

Ellen and I booked a Mississippi River cruise a year ago with 10 other members of the family. We were also going to spend 3 days in New Orleans before the cruise. Coronavirus concern has reduced the number of people…

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BK Sweeney's a great success.

Well it was as packed as it could be for the first of Long Islands St PatrIck's Day parties. A beautiful day for a parade.  NYPD pipe band started the festivities . A lane had to be created as they…

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