November, 2013

Can the day’s events simply be swept away by a street cleaner…

November 30, 2013By ericPoetry1 Comment

In the damp misty morning of uncertainty, The streetlights mournful hum is lost
To the slow sweeping of the silent street cleaner…

A brief moment in time can form a memory that lasts forever…

November 22, 2013By ericPoetry3 Comments

I can remember you now,
Standing silently,
With your hair gently flowing…

Wow, Life at 12 College Road top-ranked on Amazon.com

November 12, 2013By ericRandom Thoughts1 Comment

Wow! My book Life at 12 College Road is now top-ranked on Amazon.com. It ranks the book right up at the top of one of their most popular categories. I wish to thank all of you … friends, family and others … […]

TO HALVE AND HALVE NOT

The spread laid out on the breakfast room table looked the same on almost any given Saturday morning. A platter of sliced red ripe tomatoes and Bermuda onions, a brick of butter, and Philadelphia brand cream cheese (nothing whipped on […]

Brownie

When my parents brought home the family’s new RCA Victor black-and-white television set, they made it clear that it was not to be the center of attention, and as such, it would not be in the living room. That room was for reading the Sunday paper or a good book, entertaining company, and watching the flames flicker in the large brick fireplace.

It’s time to think about Trout Season 2021

Well, it’s that time of year once again. Trout season in rivers and streams will open on April 1st in New York, Massachusetts and Maine, April 10th in Rhode Island, Vermont and Connecticut, and April 27th in New Hampshire for trout ponds rivers and streams.

Forty-Four Years and the Friendship Continues

Forty-four years. In this mobile and fast-paced world, that’s a long time for two, now baby boomers, to be friends. But the friendship between us, that is Ellery (Rick) Miller and Eric (Rick) Mondschein is alive and well. In fact, […]