A Pennsylvania bank made a critical error 25 years ago this summer. I want to peg Mellon Bank as the culprit since I lived in Western PA at the time, but I can’t be 100 percent sure. Whoever it was, they screwed up big time by giving me a credit card. I can remember getting […]
When I first saw the message, I felt a rush of excitement. A college friend contacted a few of us to make sure we would help with our reunion next year since she had been named as co-chair of the event. I don’t get to see my college friends much at all even though I […]
I felt right at home inside the bar. Now that might sound like old news to people who know me well, but this situation had a different element. The bar in question was in Cambridge, Mass., and I had never visited the place before. When I exited the subway station, I had to walk down […]
I loved my college years for many reasons. I didn’t have a lot of responsibility, I learned a ton of things, plus I made some of the best friends you could ever imagine. But one benefit of those four years at Allegheny College which I don’t always appreciate is my familiarity. This came back to […]
Due to circumstances out of my control, I will be attending a meal at a friend’s house this weekend where the main course will be hamloaf. To say I’m not excited about this is the understatement of the millennium. I think I’m going to smuggle a sub or pizza in or something. Anyway, I have received […]
When I saw the kids in the costumes on Trick or Treat night last week, I felt a little envious. Not of the candy because I knew I would dip into my daughter’s stash when she got home. I envied the costumes. I don’t get much of a chance to celebrate Halloween anymore. We’re really […]
Back in 1986, I returned home from working on a Friday night in the spring to news I had hoped I wouldn’t get. My first-choice college, William and Mary, had put me on the waiting list for the fall semester. I knew getting in there was not a slam-dunk, but I hoped to sneak on […]
You don’t see too many good April Fool’s pranks. You really need good timing, the right people and a believable story line to pull it off. My sophomore or junior year of college, everything came together perfectly. A little background – my fraternity had a bad reputation. We weren’t that bad, but we skirted the […]
I learned a lot of things at college. My academic program prepared me for a career as a writer. Playing a varsity sport provided many lessons about hard work and dedication. My social and leadership activities helped me learn how to work effectively with many different kinds of people. But in my free time, I […]
Once upon a time, I had motivation that went beyond trying to win football games on the Playstation and staying up later than was reasonable for someone my age. I actually worked out. A lot. I had to because I wrestled in college and needed to stay in shape and keep my weight under control […]
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