Tuesday, November 19, 2013

25 years later and I'm still here

Hi there.  The other title I thought of for this entry was, "Blog neglect and catching up."  However in light of the fact that 25 years ago this month I left the comfort zone of Monmouth County NJ and moved up here to start my adult life made me change my mind.
A couple of thoughts looking back on this quarter century.  The first year probably would have been a lot easier if it wasn't for some little report called, "The Adirondacks in the 21st Century."  That made my life and any other outsiders lives a living hell.  I remember my Dad reading it and shaking his head in disbelief.  It was that worthless.
My original plan was to live here only between 5 and 10 years.  I figured I'd be in some medium to large market radio station over time.
I thought I would have been married.  When you're really picky about what you're looking for in a female partner, it comes with the territory.  By the way, I've never wanted kids.  After what I put my parents and family through growing up, I had no desire to follow in their footsteps and add to the population.
Glens Falls is one amazing town with some wonderful people that could really go forward if it moved on from the whole "Hometown U.S.A." thing. Its 70 years now.  It's hindering the progress, not helping it.
Queensbury, Saratoga, Wilton and Washington County remind me so much of where I grew up.
We have the best snow removal crews in the country, period.
The three things that I missed from home 25 years ago were a good slice of pizza, chinese food, and bagels.  25 years later, I've found the chinese food and good pizza.  Bagels, well that's another story.  When we had Brueggers around here, that was the closest thing to what I was used to when it comes to a bagel.
I miss the days of going to the Civic Center Saturday nights when it still was the place to be on a Saturday night and either before or after a hockey game making my way to Lou's Pizza since I would park behind JE Sawyer's. Something about those square slices. If Lou's was still around when the radio station offices were on Glen street, I could have eaten lunch there everyday.
I've been lucky to meet some amazing people through my job or other things I've done who's friendship I cherish and wouldn't trade for the world..
A couple of other things that have nothing to do with my 25 years being here.
If Chris Farley were alive today, think about how great he would be imitating Toronto mayor Rob Ford.  I think Toronto's chance for an NFL expansion franchise took a major hit when during that press conference in which Ford admitted doing the drugs and alcohol he was wearing a tie with NFL teams' logos.
Come you crazy people.  It was just Miley being Miley lighting up that strange cigarette thing at the EMA's. We do know it wasn't one of those cigars with the plastic tip.
Lady Gaga was really good as host/musical guest on SNL last weekend.
If memory serves me, our wonderful federal government once spent spent six hundred dollars per toilet seat.  With that in mind, you knew they couldn't create a working website for its citizens to sign up for affordable health care, didn't you?
Forgive me for writing this, but two words I've become so sick of hearing and reading in the about in the news are bullying and inclusion.
I watched the Bizarre Foods America episode that was all about New Jersey.  This Jersey kid doesn't ever remember eating the, "Jersey thing" known as "Taylor ham or Pork roll"  or what ever its called growing up.  
This weeks sign of the apocalypse:  Cap'n Crunch Cereal Snack Mix.
I would like for just one day, just one day something positive spoken or written about the sport of football in the news.
Here's to 25 more years and the fading hope of meeting someone...Leccese out.