Today Is ...

From husband Bill, April 28, 2026
I do like blueberry pie, especially with chocolate ice cream, which is the same way I enjoy all fruit pies, specifically cherry, apple, and peach.

From husband Bill, April 28, 2026

Today is National Superhero Day. When I was a kid in the 1960s, Cuckoo Man was my favorite superhero, and he still is my favorite superhero. He was part of the cartoon series "The Mighty Heroes" that ran for only one season in 1966, when I was five years old. I loved that show. The other superheroes in this coalition were Strong Man, Rope Man, Tornado Man, and Diaper Man.

Here is a link to the opening that introduces these superheroes:

https://youtu.be/KldhX_loq18

(Many of you are probably not surprised by my choice of favorite superhero.) 😉

From husband Bill, April 28, 2026

I have written more than 300 poems since 1986, many of which have been published in national anthologies, mostly in the 1990s, including with The National Library of Poetry (in the Library of Congress).

I am (still) in the preliminary stages of self-publishing a book of my best and favorite self-penned poems. I am also (still) writing an autobiographical novel.

I am a lifetime Performing Member of The Port Jervis Poetry Society in Port Jervis, New York, although I live in Florida. In February 1990, I performed (acted) two of my original poems on stage at our televised anniversary show in Port Jervis. I moved to a different town shortly after this show, so I never performed poetry on stage again.

Some of my favorite poets are Rainer Maria Rilke, Arthur Rimbaud, Tristan Tzara, and Charles Simic.

From husband Bill, April 28, 2026

Today is Workers' Memorial Day. Almost all workers who die on the job are men.

From husband Bill, April 28, 2026

A Doll

From husband Bill, April 28, 2026

Tell me in the comment section below if you think that I look like this doll. I think that I do.

Today Is ...

from husband Bill, April 27, 2026

As a kid in the 1960s and 1970s, I never liked Devil Dogs because the cake would get stuck to the roof of my mouth. It was way too dry for me.

from husband Bill, April 27, 2026

Haribo's strawberry Gummi Bear is green in the United States, while it is pink in Germany and other parts of the world.

from husband Bill, April 27, 2026

Today Is ...

from husband Bill, April 26, 2026

I do like salty, soft pretzels (sometimes with yellow mustard), especially when I am in New York City and Philadelphia, which was long ago. I grew up on Long Island, New York, in the 1960s and 1970s, often visiting New York City. In the early 1980s, I attended Villanova University near Philadelphia.

I haven't eaten one of them in quite a long time.

I also liked salty, soft pretzels from that lady with the cart outside of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum after New York Islanders games, when I was a teenager in the 1970s. "Pretzels !!! Cold soda !!! Italian ice !!!," she would bark with a strange accent. Do you remember her? She was out there hawking after every game, even in the dead of winter.

from husband Bill, April 26, 2026

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from husband Bill, April 25, 2026

My wonderful wife makes delicious zucchini bread. She also makes delicious banana bread and delicious mango bread.

from husband Bill, April 25, 2026

My paternal grandmother was a telephone switchboard operator long ago. You know, I don't remember if it was in the 1930s, the 1940s, and/or the 1950s. When I met my future wife in 2000, she was working in the telecommunications department of a hospital.

from husband Bill, April 25, 2026

Several years ago, I had a rather long surgery to remove eight nasal and sinus polyps removed, as well as had all eight of my sinuses cleaned out and expanded. The surgery restored my ability to breathe through my nose and my sense of smell. Topical and oral steroids were no match for those polyps. I still use a topical (not oral) steroid as a nasal spray to reduce my chances of them returning.

from husband Bill, April 25, 2026

Cats & Pigs

I enjoyed these when I was a kid in the 1960s and 1970s, but I haven't eaten them much as an adult.

from husband Bill, April 24, 2026

Haircut & Shave: Video

from husband Bill, April 23, 2026

I created and uploaded this very short video of how I looked before and after my haircut and shave at home this afternoon. (29 seconds)

(My) Haircut & Shave (April 23, 2026)

https://youtube.com/shorts/gzALhDEMmws?si=C282eqONuNvU_8RB

Haircut & Shave: Photos

from husband Bill, April 23, 2026

Before/After: haircut & shave (at home)

Throwback Thursday

from husband Bill, April 23, 2026

Throwback Thursday: Here we are, the copydesk editors of Globe magazine and National Examiner magazine, in our office in Boca Raton, Florida, during our holiday lunch on December 23, 2010. Of course, that's me on the far right, looking a bit awkward because I was trying to maintain the proper distance from all of my female co-workers. LOL

The other magazines produced in our office were the National Enquirer, Sun, Weekly World New, and the British version of Globe. At one time, we had 117 people working in that one large room. There were no walls between any of the desks, so the buzz in that room was sometimes overwhelming, especially during our four weekly deadlines: two soft and two hard.

I worked for American Media Inc. (AMI) from 2002 to 2011 as a freelancer for one year before I was hired as a full-time employee. While there, I edited stories and photos, and designed and produced computer-generated pages. When I started, I worked in that capacity for Star magazine. I had the good fortune of helping with the transition from matte paper to glossy, which also involved a change in the magazine's size.

When Star eventually moved to New York City, I was switched to Globe. Soon, the Globe staff was given National Examiner to produce in addition to Globe. It meant more work for me, but I didn't mind, mainly because National Examiner was easier to produce than Globe.

I also worked one day as an editor for National Enquirer magazine when someone was on vacation.

Several years after I left the company, the Boca Raton office closed, and the whole operation was moved to New York City.

Also, while I was with AMI, I edited two of their full-length biographies (Johnny Cash and Whitney Houston) to earn a little extra money. I also "earned" an extra $25 by allowing my face to be used in a Weekly World News story. I was a limbless man who earned lots of money as a conversational table centerpiece at high-class dinner parties.

I'll tell you something: During my first week of working there way back in 2002, I was seated at my desk and saw from across the room a woman dressed in a bridal gown walk by followed by someone dressed in a gorilla costume. I immediately thought: "This is exactly where I need to be." LOL

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Throwback Thursday: Here we are, the copydesk editors of Globe magazine and National Examiner magazine, in our office in Boca Raton, Florida, during our holiday lunch on December 23, 2010. Of course, that's me on the far right, looking a bit awkward because I was trying to maintain the proper distance from all of my female co-workers. LOL

The other magazines produced in our office were the National Enquirer, Sun, Weekly World New, and the British version of Globe. At one time, we had 117 people working in that one large room. There were no walls between any of the desks, so the buzz in that room was sometimes overwhelming, especially during our four weekly deadlines.

I worked for American Media Inc. (AMI) from 2002 to 2011 as a freelancer for one year before I was hired as a full-time employee. While there, I edited stories and photos, and designed and produced computer-generated pages. When I started, I worked in that capacity for Star magazine. I had the good fortune of helping with the transition from matte paper to glossy.

When Star eventually moved to New York City, I was switched to Globe. Soon, the Globe staff was given National Examiner to produce in addition to Globe. It meant more work for me, but I didn't mind, mainly because National Examiner was easier to produce than Globe.

I also worked one day as an editor for National Enquirer magazine when someone was on vacation.

Several years after I left the company, the Boca Raton office closed, and the whole operation was moved to New York City.

Also, while I was with AMI, I edited two of their full-length biographies (Johnny Cash and Whitney Houston) to earn a little extra money. I also "earned" an extra $25 by allowing my face to be used in a Weekly World News story. I was a limbless man who earned lots of money as a conversational table centerpiece at high-class dinner parties.

I'll tell you something: During my first week of working there way back in 2002, I was seated at my desk and saw from across the room a woman dressed in a bridal gown walk by followed by someone dressed in a gorilla costume. I immediately thought: "This is exactly where I need to be." LOL

April 23, 2026

Today Is ...

from husband Bill, April 23, 2026

I took an intensive Shakespeare course at Villanova University in the early 1980s. We studied fifteen (15) of his plays in three (3) months.

from husband Bill, April 23, 2026

I have certainly taken thousands of chances throughout my life, and almost all of them have ended in failures. I have attained some successes, and I continue to seek success.

from husband Bill, April 23, 2026

I am not a fan of cheesecake, but I do like cherries.

from husband Bill, April 23, 2026