Monthly Archives: January 2022

On March 9, 2014 I put up a post entitled “Finlandization” which is reposted below: “Finlandization”. Any of you younger folks ever heard of that word?  I’ll bet not. You know about Finland.  It is that small country that borders … Continue reading →

. Seventeen years old and worthy of entry into the National Historical Registry! .

Crisp and clear it was that day befitting Roman January strolling down the Spanish steps to buy the International Tribune. Planned a quiet morning out to share a moment with the gods a coffee and the Sunday post  to sit … Continue reading →

Well today is the first anniversary of the attempted putsch by the former Duce of America, Donald Trump.  It might have succeeded had he been able to muster a bigger mob but he came close.  As his minions were invading … Continue reading →

My grandfather Francesco at the wedding of his grand daughter – circa 1950.  He was a 33 year old widower in 1905 with 3 young children, no wife to care for them and no future in the new Italy.  He decided to … Continue reading →

My fingers rest upon the keys waiting for words that will not come; neither inspiration. Hapless “Poet.” Now resting on sleep’s shoulder, drifting on sleep’s shore, young Sandberg visits in a dream, bearing Poetry’s Ladder. “Struggling for several years I … Continue reading →

. . A couple of Pam’s recent pieces. And what did she and her hubby do on New Year’s Day? Dinner and a movie After she spent a few hours at the blood bank where she has now quietly donated … Continue reading →