Endicott Johnson Shoe Company
We simply called it EJ. At one time, EJ was the largest shoe manufacturer in the world. I wore EJ shoes exclusively (except for sneakers!) until I went to college in the 1970s. Both my …
Dennis Schneider 9/7/1954 – 1/10/2022
I don’t think I ever saw him sweat. If memory serves, he hardly ever purposely indulged in physical exertion of any kind. Yet, in an ironic twist of fate, it was a solitary walk and …
Take A Picture Joe!
Our family friend Joe Kaschak had a birthday that was always easy to remember, January 8th, the day after Orthodox Christmas. Most years, even after several days of Christmas celebrating, everyone would gather to celebrate …
Boy In The Red Hat
I received a lovely birthday card from my mother for my 67th birthday back in March. It was more of a letter really than a card. In the letter, she talked about my early years …
Recipe Lost
Did you ever lose something, thought you’d found it only to discover what you found was not really what you were looking for? That’s happened to me a number of times, once with a dog. …
The Earth Doctor
Edna Groat was desperate, “I had so many things wrong I wasn’t worth saving” she declared. Her husband, Peace-Justice (yep, that’s his name!) said she had been bedridden in severe pain for months. Frank Pinto’s …
Who do you look up to?
I was asked many years ago to name a person that I looked up to or admired, someone influential in my life. Put on the spot, thinking fast; I could only think of one name, …
Bob Serko’s 90th
My dad Bob Serko turns 90 today, January 25th. 90 years old, now that is a milestone! Sure he’s slowed down a bit but, not much. He’s been retired longer than he worked, a statistic …
The luckiest kid in the world
I can’t think of a holiday more exciting for a child than Christmas. So, imagine, if you will, what it must be like having two Christmases. In my family we had two Christmases, yes, two, …
This is what it is!
My grandmother Anna Serko was born January 1st, 1903 in Scranton, PA. Baba, as we called her, was a wonderful easy going woman loved by all. With little more than an eighth-grade education, she was …