Failing Up

In this podcast we are celebrating Christmas Eve in the studio.  

Merry Christmas!

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As I entered the parking lot to the grocery store what did I see, a mass of zoned out shoppers in a frenzy.  All in a hurry to get in the store, in hopes their special items were not there no more.  …

Growing up when and where I did, the winters could be very cold and snowy.
To take advantage of this season I found myself participating in winter sports along with friends.  My three favorite's were:…

The minute the last trick-or-treater put's down their bag for the night, the clock begins ticking for Christmas.  We are reminded of the number of days left beginning November 1st.  Black Friday is e…

The holiday season is upon, and Christmas is at the forefront with decorations, the tree, cookies, drinks, shopping Santa, Christmas programs, and specials, it goes on and on.  There is one thing tha…

Thanksgiving is a holiday that belongs to everyone.  There are no specific religious, themes, it is not just a "red" or "blue" holiday, it is inclusive.  It was a holiday founded on gratitude.  There…

Just like with the environment, when unregulated garbage, toxins and exhausts are dumped into our oceans, omitted into the air, and just tossed anywhere, the effects to the environment, and those tha…

Our great addiction to the phone, (which is not really a phone) is stronger than crack and I would argue would be just as difficult to kick.  Our phone, (which is really not a phone), this device is …

I grew up in a "blue collar family.  One grandfather was a firefighter, the other work at a plant.  My father worked at large plant then the power company, my mother was a nurse.  I have always looke…

In 1981 due to cutbacks in the school lunch program, then President Ronald Reagan attempted to have ketchup declared a vegetable.  Well, congress went crazy and said no way.  Now, for the purpose of …

This is the 200th episode of Failing Up.  As we celebrate this milestone I want to thank all of you who continue to download this podcast, which is really a form of self therapy.  I appreciate being …

There are the classic Halloween candies that continue to rise to the top of all goblin lists.  These are Halloween Hall of Fame (HOF) candies.  The Milky Way Bar, Three Musketeers, Snickers, Milk Dud…

Show me some ID!  If you are old enough to drive a car or get a Learner's Permit or Driver's License, you are too old to Trick or Treat!  No candy for you 16yrs with just a hat on and a pillowcase te…

As this important election is about to reach its climax. I find myself overwhelmed with all the polls.  For the last 90 days is seems a different poll comes out daily with different percentages. The …

Growing up in the Northeastern  United States presented unique cultural occurrences back, "in the day".   One of them being the purchase of some type of car that was on life support that would be dri…

Just like that Labor Day ends, and in the northeast you wake up the next morning to autumn.  The trees start to change color overnight.  Every apple orchard and pumpkin patch comes to life.  The air …

Labor Day marks the unofficial end of the summer, and for this region of the world the last ritual of the season is the New York State Fair.  I have attended the Fair on a regular basis since I was a…

I grew up, well if I ever actually did grow up, loving the news, especially broadcast.  At one point I even worked teleprompter on the local news.  That news is gone on to a better place. Instead, we…

Fifty years ago a Saturn V rocket launched three astronauts into space and off to the moon. Two of them walked on the surface of the moon while the other orbited, then they returned safely to earth. …

From September, 1964 to June of 1977 I was transported to and from school on the magical bus #34,( it later became bus #62, but I always called it #34) driven by our captain Eddie the bus driver.  Ed…