Author: Frank Mariani

March 15, 2021 In 44 BC, March 15 became notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar which made the Ides of March

January 2, 2021 I’m not particularly adept at manufacturing an interesting post when the brain is kaput. That’s when I look around to see what

December 23, 2020 What are the colors of the year so far? Politically speaking it’s been Red and Blue with a side dish of ambiguous

December 18, 2020 National Lampoon’s Vacation film series do a pretty good job of capturing the lunacy of National Lampoon magazine, which for me became

December 15, 2020 Urban and rural mythologists would like you to believe there is but a single eternal fruitcake, a.k.a. THE ONE, that is continuously

December 11, 2020 Do you read newspapers? Yeah, the dead tree model for information dissemination that’s still with us. And I am grateful for that.

December 6, 2020You don’t need to have Italian ancestors to appreciate the otherwordly power of the incomparable pizzelle cookie, but it helps. In 2014 I

November 30, 2020 Call this a soft opening instead of a balloons and fireworks extravaganza. For me, rolling out a new website is all about