In Search of…musings for my grandchildren while riding my bike…
I want to divert from MY TOWNS which has been the subject for several weeks of posts because my birthday is tomorrow. TABLE OF CONTENTS When I'm 64!Nebalatan Word of the Day (Grandpa Tony-ism) - Orwell (Or Well)Corry, PA Post OfficePizza Review - St. Anthony's Bistro - Struthers (S. Youngstown), OH When I'm 64! So, … Continue reading When I’m 64!
Continuing on the genre of posts about My Towns. I want to talk about early generation Italian-American drivers, and specifically, early generation Italian-American women drivers. I'm sorry that some might consider this sexist, but it's my blog AND MY TRUE STORIES! .TABLE OF CONTENTS Drives Me Crazy!Joanne M's Driving "Prowess"Nebalatan Word of the Day - … Continue reading My Towns 6 – Drives Me Crazy!
As I continue to explore the topic "My Towns" it seems that I've been disparaging My Town, Rochester, NY. I've not tried to be negative, but Rochester has a history of self-deprecation. As far back as the early 1950's Rochester had the designation of "Smugtown." TABLE OF CONTENTS Smugtown Is it Darktown or Smugtown? Nebalatan … Continue reading My Towns 5 – Smugtown!
Continuing on the topic "My Towns" . One might ask what Napoli has in common with Cleveland (Ashtabula), OH and Rochester, NY. To me it's simple, they are all underappreciated, underdogs if you will. As a result of this shared "under-dogged-ness", I have strong affinities to these towns. In these towns, we tend to stick … Continue reading My Towns 4 – Forza Napoli!
This is the 3rd installment of My Towns - Cleveland, Rochester, and Napoli. Since we'll be in Napoli in a couple of weeks, I want to explore more there. Cleveland is a good (but not great, sounds like a pizza review!) sports town. Rochester is a meh (again, pizza review!) sports town, but Napoli is … Continue reading My Towns 3 – Oh Di! Oh D10S!
My last blog posts, I mentioned My Towns; they are: Cleveland (Ashtabula), OH Rochester, NY Napoli, Campania, Italy I will continue in this vein. Table of Contents Gene Cornish and The Young Rascals Good Lovin' Nebalatan Word/Phrase of the Day - Mannaggia Dial! East Rochester, NY Post Office Review - NY Pizza Chef, Fairport, NY … Continue reading My Towns 2 – Good Lovin’
The last two post focused on the Albany, NY area, and our returning to NY. The next few posts will be closer to home both in Rochester, NY and Northeast, OH because I need My Towns. As much as we enjoy FL, the Great Lakes have been home for 64+ years and nothing says home … Continue reading My Towns!
I'm not sure what happened to this article. It was originally published 8/14/22, but it's gone from the blog, so I'm republishing it. Table of Contents 7/30/22 - Portage Bakery - Niagara Falls, ONT7/30/22 - DiCamillo's Bakery - Lewiston (and Niagara Falls), NY7/30/22 - La Farina Italian Bakery - Niagara Falls, ONT7/27/22 - Bricks & … Continue reading Bakery Pizza – Part 1
My last blog post focused on a Saratoga Springs, NY area pizza and Post Offices. I continue in Albany, NY area in this post in Schenectady, NY because, like Billy Joel, I'm still in a New York State of Mind. Table of Contents New York State of MindNebalatan Word of the Day - Ma, che … Continue reading New York State of Mind – Schenectady, NY
The previous 5 blog posts were a catch-up from our 22-23 season in Florida. Now, to paraphrase Ace Fraley of KISS, we're "Back in the New York Groove." Table of Contents Back in the New York GrooveNebaletan Word of the Day - BacouzHistoric Saratoga Springs, NY Post OfficeForno Bistro (website) - Saratoga Springs, 5/18/23 Back … Continue reading Back in the New York Groove – Saratoga Springs, NY
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