Life - simple but, always complicated!!

LINK Indiana-QB-ZWins-Heisman-Trophy & Catholic-faith.html Did you know Coach Vince Lombardi & Coach Don Shula, who both won multiple NFL championships,  regularly attended daily Mass? The former Brooklyn Dodger & NYM manager was a devout Catholic,  he never missed Mass .   Emerson Boozer a starting running back on the 1969 SB champion NYJ was a regular lector at St. Hugh's Catholic Church in Melville NY. Kobe Bryant & Caitlin Clark regularly attended/attend Mass.  Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzula says the rosary daily.  Jordan Speith professes his Catholic faith.  Basketball HOF Coach, Coach K..& College basketball analyst Bill Rafferty both value & practice their Catholic faith.  Teach me goodness, discipline, and knowledge

AUSTRIA MASS SHOOTING 12/14/2025 If you don't believe in evil (the DEVIL) , here's another example of the devil's existence. Along with BROWN university, Charlie Kirk, Newtown, Buffalo Tops grocery store, VA Tech, Idaho. Columbine, & the list is neverending.......... 🙏, 🙏 🙏 Folk, you represent friends/family from all different periods in my life; toddler, elementary school, hs, college, farm kid, pre marriage, fatherhood, ... today... I was baptized a Catholic, raised & schooled as a Catholic, I still have a very strong Catholic faith.  You & I may differ on political beliefs, professional sports teams ...etc.   But, I hope we're all on the same page as to the evil in our world, these senseless killings MUST be stopped .  I watched the Erica Kirk interview last evening, Mrs Kirk said "the internet, social media is stoking the fires of evil" . The evil has got to be attacked, eradicated or else our world in the years , centuries ahead w...

October 17, 2017 UBER, TAXES, JUDGING OTHERS.. Friends, family, Much in the news & social media these days about harassment. But, something else has been bothering me. At a recent meal out in a restaurant , the discussion was about Uber, cost, convience & tipping etc. I said I have had pleasant experiences and that tipping is now allowed. Drivers have always been polite and on time.  I also stated that Uber failed to educate their drivers that driving costs, gasoline, maintenance etc are tax deductible , or by the use of a flat mileage expense. I said my recent driver was a young Afro American woman, and she had no idea. I quickly educated her on this, she knew she had to declare income because Uber provides a 1099, but knew nothing about deducting expenses. One in my party scoffed , and said "Yeah, if she even files an income tax return " I said the IRS will follow up on 1099 income statements issued by UBER. The person in my party answered with a laugh, yeah righ...

Why are so many families breaking apart ? ? Link: - Why are so many families are breaking apart ?? Why are so many families breaking apart—and is social media making it even harder to heal?       Across America, parent-child estrangement is on the rise, with nearly one in four adults now cut off from a close family member. Laura, a single mom known online as "Doormat Mom," shares how her youngest daughter walked away after building a new life overseas. Kristen, a licensed therapist, explains why she chose to go "no contact" with her own mother—and why she believes not every relationship should be saved. April, a mother of four, opens up about losing her daughter to a cycle of hurt she says started long before her time, while her mother, Karen, says the blame being thrown at her is both unfair and incomplete. Dr. Phil breaks down the shifting cultural norms, the toxic messages spreading on social media , and the hard conversations families must have if th...

Billy, 🎹Bruce 🎻, Joe Willie 🏈, Tom Terrific⚾️, & the Captain #19🏀 .. what a run.  Link ; Billy 🎹 Bruce 🎻@ MSG Have a Great Weekend, one of my fave Bruce tunes from MSG JULY 2018...A great performance, but it is still topped @ MSG by this May 8, 1970 event. LINK;  MSG MAY 8, 1970 As a 12 year old kid growing up on LI,that victory by Willis & co was the crown of a NY sports trifecta, that was oh so magical...and a 17 month period in NY pro sports that is imbedded in the memory of oh so many. Starting w Joe Willie & co. Upsetting the mighty Colts in SB III.    Next up the Amazin Mets taking down another Baltimore team deemed a team of the ages, the Orioles of baseball. The '69 WS was dominated by an upstart Mets team guided by Mgr Gil Hodges, & all-stars such as Seaver, Kooz, Jones supplemented by Clendenon, Weis, Swoboda, Agee. Best is that all the WS games were played in the daytime. (Soon replaced by games ending ...

Here's the latest: July 8, 2025 Texas, Kerry County • Death toll mounts: At least 104 people have died during the catastrophic flooding in central Texas. The majority of those killed were in Kerr County, where 28 children have died. Many were at the beloved Camp Mystic when flooding struck early on July Fourth. ❤️❤️🙏🙏 Those in Texas had plans for the days after July 3/4. In the blink of an eye ..... Link; IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE After Nov 23, 1963, Caroline & John Jr. never saw, hugged,  played with their father, President John F. Kennedy again. My cousins, Tom & Joe,never played another game or went sailing with their father,  Joe Schmitt after Oct 9, 1989. Princess Diana was taken from her son's William & Harry after Aug. 31,1997. No goodbyes.  John & Carolyn Kennedy disappeared before a nation on July 16, 1999. No goodbye hugs, nor messages.  NYFD Chief , Peter Ganci, was among the 2,700+ lives lost in an in...