12.14.2010 Uncategorized Column: Time to count our blessings I was navigating around the Riverhead traffic circle when the radio began playing Elvis Presley’s rendition of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” I sang the last stanza with Elvis:...
12.07.2010 Uncategorized Focus Column: Counting crows and landing a ladyfish Our sons came down to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with us here in Florida. After a big turkey dinner with friends from the North Fork at the water’s edge,...
11.16.2010 Uncategorized Health Column: Good diet is route to better health The following diet information is provided by The American Institute for Cancer Research. Q: As long as a weight loss supplement is labeled “ephedra-free,” it should be safe, right?...
11.15.2010 Uncategorized Forward Living: We’ve really come a long way, baby Isn’t it grand to be living in the 21st century? Sure, the world in which we live is chaotic, but consider the numerous positive and revolutionary changes that have...
11.09.2010 Uncategorized North Fork Chef: Bay scallops are North Fork’s pearls In Greek mythology when Aprhrodite rose from the sea she skimmed over the Aegean waves on a scallop shell. This foam-borne goddess had a team of six seahorses to...
11.01.2010 Uncategorized Wine Column: ‘Superstar’ Oz Clarke revisits Long Island Oz Clarke first came to Long Island in 1987, to visit my own winery, Hargrave Vineyard (now Castello di Borghese). I was astonished that he made the effort to...
11.01.2010 Uncategorized Column: Words we say can change our lives The words flew from my mouth before I could process them. I surprised myself, and obviously, from the sharp intake of breath I heard coming from the other end...
10.27.2010 Uncategorized Focus Column: Halloween means fall on the North Fork Many years ago Halloween meant something entirely different from the Halloween we know today. It was a time when ignorance and suspicion ruled. It was a period of ghosts...