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MOVIE – PAUL PEDULLA – A DAY AT THE STUDIO, AUGUST 12, 2018

PAUL PEDULLA – ARTIST (AND WRITER)

Paul Pedulla is my cousin-in-law. This post honors Paul as an Artist. He and Steve were cousins and also good friends. As a result, we saw him when we were in Boston in 2008, and he and his partner Lawrence had dinner with us when they were in Los Angeles in 2013 (I think itContinue reading “PAUL PEDULLA – ARTIST (AND WRITER)”

MOVIE – STEVE ORLANDELLA – INTERMENT AT HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, MALDEN, MA, ON AUGUST 9, 2018

This shows live on my Post. If yours does not show live, then please cut and paste this link. Sorry. It was live when I published it. Don’t know what happened. Pardon any frustrations you might have with this movie I made regarding this experience. I am still on a “learning curve” as I takeContinue reading “MOVIE – STEVE ORLANDELLA – INTERMENT AT HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, MALDEN, MA, ON AUGUST 9, 2018”

AUGUST 9, 2018 – STEVE ORLANDELLA, INTERMENT

Where do I begin? It is only August 18, and I feel like I have lived several lifetimes during this month. It started on Monday, July 31st. I had one of those “a-ha” moments in which I knew I had to get Steve’s ashes to Boston ASAP. What was the rush? I don’t know. AllContinue reading “AUGUST 9, 2018 – STEVE ORLANDELLA, INTERMENT”

DON’T TAKE YOUR LIBERTIES FOR GRANTED!

This week, I was planning to write a blog about the month of August, but I will save that for when we get to August on the calendar. But, this August will be an important month for me. I will be travelling to Boston, Massachusetts, to take Steve home. Steve had a passion for BostonContinue reading “DON’T TAKE YOUR LIBERTIES FOR GRANTED!”

COMFORT ZONES

Between you and me, I don’t think I have any comfort zones anymore. Steve and I had created a comfort zone together, and were very happy, writing, working, and eating “comfort food” – pasta, Steve’s gravy, and his special homemade meatballs along with olives, baguettes, salami, and fresh ground parmesan cheese or Romano. We didContinue reading “COMFORT ZONES”

FOOD FOR THOUGHT IN “THE INTERESTING TIMES IN WHICH WE LIVE”

As the old Chinese curse has it: “May you live in interesting times,” and the twentieth century is probably the most “interesting” period mankind has ever known. Now and then, I see an article on Facebook that I save because something about it is “interesting’ to me. After I save it, I may or mayContinue reading “FOOD FOR THOUGHT IN “THE INTERESTING TIMES IN WHICH WE LIVE””

THE EUROPEAN UNION’S ‘COPYRIGHT DIRECTIVE’ – A COMMENTARY

This past week, on Thursday, July 5, the European Union Parliament (MEP) voted on an incredibly controversial bill, called “Copyright Directive”, and, if it had passed or if it passes in the future, the web as we know it will change considerably. The Directive was put forward for a full vote in June after itContinue reading “THE EUROPEAN UNION’S ‘COPYRIGHT DIRECTIVE’ – A COMMENTARY”

A BASEBALL MEMORY

In the midst of all the chaos going on in the world, especially in my United States, it is good to remember constants that bring us together. Like baseball. Apple pie. Hot dogs. Even though baseball is in “full swing” right now, I need to post this video. It makes me feel good when theContinue reading “A BASEBALL MEMORY”

PAMELA’S BIRTHDAY!

June 19th is my friend Pamela Keilson’s birthday. To celebrate, Pamela, Margaret Keith, and I got luncheon reservations at La Chevre d’Or in Eze. The three of us took the 82 bus from Nice to Eze, excited about spending the day celebrating Pamela life at one of the most gorgeous spots on earth. Needless toContinue reading “PAMELA’S BIRTHDAY!”