Category Archives: life & love

Famiglia

Posted on August 1, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

I don’t know if I mentioned it before, but I belong to a 2,696 member strong Facebook group, You know you lived in Paterson, NJ in the 50’s & 60’s. It brings back lots of memories. One was particularly relevant. … Continue reading →

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Faith and Action

Posted on July 31, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

I received a strange message the other night. It read, “Do you take requests for your writings? If so I’d like to hear about faith vs. personal responsibility.” Whoa. My first thought was, why me? I mean, that’s pretty deep … Continue reading →

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Men are from Mars …

Posted on July 28, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

I don’t know what triggered the thought, but my mind wandered back to the early 90s. There was a wildly popular book by Dr. John Gray, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. Karen read it and insisted I … Continue reading →

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I’m great

Posted on July 27, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

I’m great. No, no. That’s “great” as in the adjective, not the noun. As a noun I am not great, but as an adjective, I graduated from father to grandfather and now great-grandfather! Welcome to the world Payton Amaya Schultz! … Continue reading →

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Seaside Heights

Posted on July 20, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

I’ve been following the progress of rebuilding Seaside Heights after Hurricane Sandy. I’ve logged into the tourism site, http://exit82.com/, and I marveled at the renovation of the boardwalk, especially after seeing just a shell of what was during my trip … Continue reading →

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Rose of Sharon

Posted on July 18, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

I was sitting in the gazebo a couple of weeks ago staring at my rose of Sharon tree. Here it was approaching mid-July and still no blooms. There were plenty of buds but no blooms. I was sitting in the … Continue reading →

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Heroes

Posted on July 15, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

I was reading my daughter’s blog (http://www.journeywithd.com/2013/07/15/till-we-meet-again/) this morning. It was a recap of her two week vacation to New York. I re-lived her experiences with her siblings and nieces and nephews, both here and in Massachusetts. Then I shuttered … Continue reading →

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Note to Self

Posted on July 13, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

Note to self. Don’t go to a baseball game with five grandchildren age eight or under. That’s what I did the other night, compliments of our state senator, Mike Nozzolio. It was supposed to be a fun night with my … Continue reading →

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Englishtown

Posted on July 11, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

I heard a commercial the other day about drag races in the area. I was only partially paying attention — it was background noise — but, maybe because I’m in Facebook nostalgic groups Things That Aren’t There Anymore Northern NJ … Continue reading →

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A Child’s Mind

Posted on July 10, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

My daughter, grandson (5), granddaughter (8) and I headed to Massachusetts over the Fourth weekend to visit with my middle son, his wife and three boys (10, 6 and five months). It was an interesting trip with the heat and … Continue reading →

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