Monday, January 26, 2009
Priceless....
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Mary Josephs 1961-2007
Thursday, January 8, 2009
If A Picture Is Tells A Thousand Words...How Much Does This Tell?
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
More Behind Moon Than Meets the Eye
I was all of those things. But like you, I grew up. I am funny, but no longer crazy. I drink more than I did in college now. More water, more milk and more Gatorade.
I never did drugs, but I still experiment...In the human spirit. I see how many souls I can touch in a day.
I like me. I'm pretty cool. And humble despite this public service announcement I know you don't do good deeds and tell about them but lately it seems like people think I'm just a clown. I am, but not just that.
Today...I spoke Spanish to a Wal-mart employee from Colombia. She smiled and talked broken English back to me. Prior to being laid off in November I had employees from Colombia, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Germany, Liberia, Brazil, Ghana, Vietnam and Korea. When I walked into work each day I said hello to each person in their Native tongue. They appreciated that. I went to a Liberian Independence Day party last year and also did a clothing drive for Liberian refugees because one of my employees came to work wearing a women's purple winter coat. He didn't look very nice in it. I collected enough clothes to clothe the Liberian employees....And the employees from Colombia, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Germany, Brazil, Ghana, Vietnam and Korea...The employees who were American born took some, too.
I've been married thrice...the first one bore my three children so she'll always have a great spot in my heart. We're friends now...She found a man that she liked more than me. I've become okay with that. Life's short. The second one abused my son so we left after three months..TOGETHER...I'll never be okay with that. Life isn't that short. The third one is still my wife...So far, so good...Most days...Her name is Kate. She'll be thrilled I mentioned her in the Blog...She's like that.I have three awesome kids who love me. Corey is 22 and a senior at Umass. He has lived with me since he was 10. He is in Israel now and spent this summer in Spain. He is going to the DC this month by bus to see OBAMA get sworn in and to Honduras to help build a house during his spring break. His apple hasn't fallen far from the tree. I'm glad. After he graduates he may backpack throughout Europe. I wish I could go. Hmmmm?
My daughter, Erika, is the artist in the family. She also works as a deli clerk in a supermarket. Her customer's love her because she knows them by name and knows exactly what they order each week. She always smiles....At last she has found a man-love that is deserving of her. I am very proud of everything she does.
My daughter, Julia, is a dancer and a senior in the excellerated program at her high school. She is applying to colleges as we speak. I just read her essay. It is about how her life changed on 9/11. It is her birthday on 9/11. She says it will always feel different than it used to. I can understand.
I have two cool step kids..They call me their Escalator Dad cuz they don't like the sound of Step Dad. I love this. They have great potential to be awesome human beings. I think they will become that..Awesome Human Beings...Kaitlyn is 14 and acts 18. Dakota is 10 and acts 21. Dakota means Friend in the native tongue of the Sioux Indian. He is my Dakota. Kaitlyn means Kaitlyn in the tongue of the Sioux Indian. She is my Dakota also.Last year, I parachute jumped for the first time. The year before I went hang gliding. The year before para sailing. And snorkeling. I order off menus by telling the waitress to decide. I like to try everything I can at least one time.
I ran the Boston Marathon in '01 and up Mtn Washington twice even though I'm fat. I didn't care where I finished I just wanted to do it. One lady who had a stroke did all three races too and came in last in each race. I think she won.
I've walked 60 miles for Breast Cancer for 4 years in a row. I slept on a scaffolding outside a Service Merchandise store for three nights to raise $25,000 for Muscular Dystrophy. I did a drive to replace all the Christmas presents for a battered mother and her 2 kids because the father stole all there Xmas presents. I donate sox and underwear every year to a friend of my parents who collects for the homeless.
I've been to Jamaica twice. Last year, I tried to bring a mother and her daughter from Jamaica to the US because they lived in a one room shack with no plumbing. It was the right thing to do.
I gave a mom and her two kids chocolate covered cherries this Christmas at Catholic Mass because the mother was crying. I asked another lady to sit with my family because she was by herself. She seemed very grateful. She cried too.
I have been to Dominican Republic. The people at the resort seemed to like me because I attempted to speak Spanish to the employees. I was bad at it, but I made them laugh. I love to make people laugh. It makes their pain hurt less.
I have friends of all shapes, sizes, colors, races, nationalities and sexual orientation. I'm proud of that.
I like me..A lot...
I once read Chicken Soup for the Soul to a man who was beating his wife. I made him stop..I had to use force. Then I read Chicken Soup for the Soul to him. I hoped he would change.
I've also played backgammon with some old Italian guys in little Italy in NYC in a abandoned store front. That same trip, I sold umbrellas in Chinatown, watched the Evander Holyfield-Mike Tyson fight in a fire house in Soho where some guys had lost their brothers during the bombing of WTC. They showed me the door from their lost fire engine. I also sat in Central Park that trip with a wizard who had a web site.
I've been to about 50 Red Sox games..including spring training in Florida, been to Yankee Stadium, Camden Yards, Veterans Stadium in Philly, and the Baseball Hall of Fame with my son. Once Ron Darling, who went on to play for the Mets and A's hit a triple over my head in a Little League All- star game. It was the highlight of my career, but not his. I've been to England twice and met the Lord Mayor of Manchester. I've been to Ireland once and got pissah in a pub in Dublin. I've been to Jerusalem and Costa Rica. I've lived in Indiana, Kentucky, NY, NH and MA. I've had many stories published on http://www.bleacherreport.com/, http://www.tripadvisor.com/, The Boston Globe, the Worcester Telegram and several local papers. I also published my own monthly magazine for three years. People loved it!! I've done a lot of stuff in my 47 years. I hope to do more in the next 47 years. Oh yeah...in college, I slept with the homeless alcoholics at a rescue mission and ate in a soup kitchen. Belushi joined me. We did it to learn how less fortunate people live. That's when you guys knew me.....I haven't changed much.......... but I am really different.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
Susan Wins First Prize-Funniest Questionaire..Quite Accurate too..!!!!!
Where In The World is Carmen Gibney????
Liz Gomez...Wow...She's Really Important!!!!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
The Other Half of Anne and Dan
The Are Two Types of Guys With Moustaches...
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
She's Glowing....Absolutely Glowing..
........Are Those Gloria Vanderbilt's You're Wearing??
The Many Faces of Frank...
25 Years Later and Still at SU...
. . . I was thinking about the group all last night. I am going to try to find the old photo albums to bring to NYC. I would be interested in having a room to myself, and I am going to check out flights and trains into the city. Don't laugh but I have never stayed in NYC. I will be a total tourist. I also might consider driving, what do you recommend? Also, does anyone bring family??? I am so excited to see everyone. . . . . I think this great that you are doing this. Maybe the group can make a trip to SU for homecoming sometime too. Thank you Todd! . . . . I just got off the phone with Lisa (1st time we have talked in 20+ years. I am trying to get her to come to nyc. I hope she will. It was great talking to her! . . . . So can I send you back messages on facebook or will everybody see my comments and know we are talking? . . . . Robin
Intimate Gatherings with Rober'
2. What was your room number? 242 A.K.A. “The Place To Waste” or “Intimate Gatherings” 3. Who was your roommate? Jeff Barnum 4. What was your hometown? Port Washington, LI, NY 5. What was your major? Geology 6. Did you know any JAP’s? Any What..? I'm not familiar with that term. 7. Funniest all time Belushi moment? Daryl Foreman saying he has a present for Dave, Dave continuing to ask Daryl “What is the Present?” for 5 minutes and Daryl “The Janitor” Foreman FINALLY answering “The Present is Now” (At TEP-->I think you were there!) 8. Funniest all time moment bar none? Too numerous too mention – Galvanized buckets of Matt's Ponies & Alabama Slammers All-Nite ! 9. Favorite “Establishment”? “The Orange” or “The Jabberwocky - JAB” 10. Did you have pets while at SU? No 11. What was your favorite song? “Love Reign O'er Me” - The Who Tell us about your post SU Years. 12. Where do you live now? Albertson, LI, NY 13. Tell us about your family? Married to Mary Ellen with 4 children -15 year old twins-Amy & Robert, an 11 year old -Angela, and finally, John - 9 years old. 14. What is your occupation? NYPD Detective-Emergency Service Unit 15. Can you help Todd land a new job? No, I wish I could ! 16. Favorite vacation spot? Anywhere in Canada 17. Has life been good to you so far? Although I'm still looking for a rainbow, I have very little to complain about. 18. What do you still hope to accomplish? I need a miracle everyday. . . . 19. What will your gravestone read? “Never Get Out of The Boat ! Absolutely goddamn right. Unless you were goin' all the way. Steinmann got off the boat. He split from the whole fuckin' program.” 20. Is your spouse everything you hoped for? . . and more. 21. Favorite Current TV Show? “24” 22. Are you a preppie? A What...? I'm not familiar with that term either. 23. Would you be up for an annual reunion? Yes 24. Favorite All time life moment? The birth of my children 25. Did you vote for Obama or are you a loser? I am (unfortunately) a loser . . . ! Bring Back Memory Quiz This will be graded on a curve. Which was furrier Darren Silverstein’s boots or Rich Welger’s back? There is nothing in the natural world (animal, vegetable, or mineral) that was more furry than Silverstein's boots ! What did Belushi ride down the hall way? A Big Wheel ??? How many non-alcoholic drinks did Moon drink before throwing up veal parmesan? None?. Name the person who went with the hometown? Dix Hills? Sue Stein Port Washington? Me Windsor Locks? Zonk? Johhny Zorba or Archie? Archie's Place, besides Hungry Charlie's – The Best Food on Marshall “M” Street! What was the name of the thing on the rotating skewer at Archies? Gyro? And bonus question good for 25 points….. What two men met on September 9th 1979? David D. Harding & Todd Civin