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The Getting Old Chronicles

Graduation-bound son brings new meaning to college credit

May 9 is a very important date to me. And for many reasons, too. It’s the day after my sons, Dom and Vinny, turn 23! It will be one week to the date after my beloved cousin, Rich DeLeo, celebrates his birthday on May 2. It’s also one week to the date that I will celebrate No. 61 on May 16. ...

Apparently, life is meant to be spent, not saved

Stop me if you heard this one before. You know what … don’t because I’m in a bad mood and this is going to be me venting. A pastor at my church in Duncansville once said to me that God doesn’t give you more than you can handle. Well you know what … God must think the world of ...

Fully engaged in whether son’s ‘I do’s’ prove to be a big to do

Starting now, my columns will be renamed “The Getting Old Chronicles,” with this being Chapter 1 titled “One of my kids is getting married!” That’s right, the first of four dominos fell recently when my 22-year-old son, Vincent, asked his girlfriend of seven years, Brooke Maines, to ...