My 3 Cents
“Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” One of the first musicals I ever saw on stage was “Oklahoma!” Years ago, the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera performed in the now defunct Civic Arena, a terrific place for the NHL Penguins to play… (READ MORE)
My 3 Cents What if…?
What if…? What if … the 200,000 deaths from Covid-19 were under the age of 18? What if … all members of Congress had to live on the $600 a week offered by unemployment? What if …… (READ MORE)
My 3 Cents – Where’s Our Rock?
The Covid-19 pandemic has been with us for months. There are still doubters as to its seriousness, which is amazing considering more than 150,000 dead from the disease in the United States alone. No doubt thousands of others have… (READ MORE)
My 3 Cents
Waa! Waa! Life is hard, isn’t it? At least that’s what we keep hearing on the news. Roving reporters put their lives at risk on beaches, in restaurants and bars, at backyard BBQ’s to ask people of all ages… (READ MORE)
My 3 Cents
“What can I do?” or “Perspective” I could smell the smoke from the burning buildings. The year was 1968 and the aftermath of the Martin Luther King, Jr. shooting surrounded me. I was a junior at Duquesne University which was… (READ MORE)
My 3 Cents: New Normal?
To be clear, there are thousands around the world personally touched by the devastation of Covid-19. The following, if I am lucky like millions of others, is my reflection on future daily life as it might be on the fringes… (READ MORE)
My 3 Cents
Heart Stopping No recession here. Not as long as I can slip three pennies in my pocket and share thoughts. Two choices; to write heartfelt or silly. I’ve opted for heartfelt. I am guessing at some point during the last… (READ MORE)
My 3 Cents – What’s New?
My 3 Cents – What’s New? Seeing Linda Ronstadt at the Kennedy Center Honors recently, I was reminded of the album of standards she recorded with Nelson Riddle. Her rendition of the 1939 hit, “What’s New?” by Haggart and Burke… (READ MORE)
My 3 Cents Education vs. Knowledge
Education vs. Knowledge Not that anyone has asked recently, but in the past, I always said of all my achievements in life the one I was most proud of was earning my degrees. (Duquesne University B.S. in Music and Master… (READ MORE)