In Search of…musings for my grandchildren while riding my bike…
Table of Contents So Far - The 1976 St. John Football Season Part 1 - Before the Season: My Dad, the Harbor, and Zet - see here Part 2 - The Road to #50 & the 1975 SJHS Team - this blog post Part 3 - The Road to the State Championship - next blog post … Continue reading Part 2 — The 1976 St. John Football Season
Table of Contents Introduction — Why I'm telling this story now At this moment, exactly 50 years ago, I was experiencing one of the most magical times of my athletic life. The autumn of 1976 was my senior year season of football for St. John High School. Over seven years and 169 blog posts, I've mentioned … Continue reading Part 1 – The 1976 St. John Football Season
If you grew up in an Neapolitan-American household, you quickly learned that not every insult was actually an insult. Sometimes it was criticism, affection, comedy, and neighborhood anthropology all wrapped into one sentence. My mother, Grandma Joanne, had one of those expressions: “Peech n Broll”…or maybe…“Beech n Bloak” That’s the problem with Nebaletan words — nobody ever … Continue reading Nebaletan Word of the Day — Peech n Broll (or Maybe Beech n Bloak)
Table of Contents Baseball - Why Do I Love Thee?!The Love Affair BeginsA Nebaletan Family TraditionFive Generations (and Counting)Nebaletan Word of the Day - BASANAGOL!?Pizza Review - Flavio's - Siesta Key Beach, Sarasota, FL I continue my sabbatical away from talking about my jobs. This next series of posts will be about baseball! I've been … Continue reading Baseball – Why Do I Love Thee?!
Table of Contents Hard Labor 5.2 - The Dull Drums?!Nebaletan Word of the Day - MOPEEN!?The Many Faces of MOPEENMom's Classic Uses of MOPEENThe Capos' ContributionPizza Review - Wegmans Heat and Eat Hard Labor 5.2 - The Dull Drums?! I left you last time with me perched precariously on a scaffold, painting the longest and … Continue reading Hard Labor 5.2 – The Dull Drums?!
Table of Contents Hard Labor - Part 4.2Enter the KALAMAZOOThe Experiment BeginsWell, Best Laid Plans...Nebaletan Word of the Day - Caccazote!?Pizza Review - Valentino's Pizzeria & Trattoria NOTE - I had planned to continue posts about my 2024 made and purchased pizzas, doughs, and breads. After reading, it's boring! Thus, I've decided to create a … Continue reading Hard Labor – Part 4.2 – KALAMZOO! That Factory of…Rust?!
Table of Contents My Great Pizzas of 2024Nebaletan Word of the Day - SCOOSTAMAD!?2024 Purchased Pizzas ReviewPizza Review - Trattoria Bella Napoli, Sarasota, FL In the previous blog post (see here), I started my review of 2024. I continue here with Purchased Pizzas, but first, I want to call out my GREATEST PIZZAS of 2024. … Continue reading My Great Pizzas of 2024
Table of Contents Hard Labor - Part 4.1a - Factory of Rust!Hard Labor - Part 4.1b - Back to the RoofNebaletan Word of the Day - SAUSEEGE!?Some Pix - Sedona, AZPizza Review - Pisa Lisa, Sedona, AZ So far, I've described three physical labor jobs I held while in college: Hard Labor - Part 1 … Continue reading Hard Labor – Part 4.1 – Up on the Roof?!
Table of Contents Nebaletan Word of the Day - Skorper/Skorpor!?Skorpers and Balkan BakeryMaking and Eating SkorpersSkorpers HistorySkorpers TodaySome Pix - Flagstaff, AZPizza Review - Fratelli Pizza, Flagstaff, AZ Nebaletan Word of the Day - Skorper/Skorpor!? This Nebaletan Word of the Day was originally part of my last blog post (Hard Labor - Part 3 - … Continue reading Nebaletan Word of the Day – Skorper/Skorpor!?
Table of Contents Is it PicWay or Thatta' Way?Nebaletan Word of the Day - Nebaletan!Pizza Review - GG's Pizzeria, East Rochester, NY This is Part 3 of 3 about my job at PicWay , my first "real" job. Is it PicWay or Thatta' Way? My first responsibilities at PicWay were to re-shelve shoes after a … Continue reading PicWay or Thatta’ Way!? Part 3
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