Weekends

Well...can you? Follow instructions? Truth is... By looking at the (above) photo...you've already blown it!

Thomas Alva Edison was called "The Wizard Of Menlo Park."  And, this prolific inventor certainly wasn't afraid to enhance his reputation through attention-getting stunts! Edison created the incandescent light bulb in 1879. During the Christmas season of 1880, he assembled the first strand of Christmas lights...

It's on. Every year, everyone in my neighborhood looks forward to the "Friendly Christmas Lights Competition" that lights up our Jersey winter nights. "FedEx Pat" and "Cornershow Bob" share their holiday spirit in a most public way...

Lou Monte, the guy who sings about the little donkey climbing the hills of Italy, lived in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. Lou Monte (born Louis Scaglione, April 2, 1917) was an Italian-American singer, known for his Italian-themed novelty records, recorded in the late 1950's, and early 1960's...

The annual "Friendly Christmas Lights Competition" is on. Welcome to the afternoon of Day 2. (to see yesterday's post, click here) For the last few years, I have been writing about my neighbors, "FedEx Pat" and "Cornershow Bob" and their displays, here at nj1015...

For the uninitiated, THIS is something that my whole neighborhood looks forward to each year! The Christmas Holiday season has officially arrived, when "FedEx Pat" and "Cornershow Bob" start "stringing up the lights!" Tradition states that FedEx Pat puts up his display, taking advantage of the long holiday weekend...

Its Christmas in "radio land!" On the weekends, at New Jersey 101.5, we "Jingle Bell Rock!" And, I LOVE it! As it happens, I was born on Christmas Day. I love Christmas! Its religious meaning, its goodwill for all, and the hope and promise of the new year to come...

I could not wait to get home! I ran all the way from the bus door to my front door.  I couldn't wait to show my mother the picture that I had drawn (and colored) at school, that day before Thanksgiving!  You see, I was the oldest child, so everything I did at school was exciting and new...

Put the store-bought pumpkin pie back in the freezer where it belongs. Your family will give thanks when you serve this apple pie at your Thanksgiving dinner! A couple years ago, after I picked a bumper crop of apples off the trees in the backyard, I asked my mom if she had an apple pie recipe...

World War I...the war to end all wars...ended 100 years ago today. My sister Cindy, and I, rang a bell at 11:11 this morning to commemorate the moment. We have a family connection to this Veteran's Day in particular. My grandfather, William Paul (all his life, he was Paul) served on a troop ship in the "Great War...