Remember going to confession back in the day and you would start off with, “Bless me father for I have sinned, it’s been 2 weeks since my last confession?”
I never had so much anxiety built up leading to those words and never had I been so scared in my life. After telling the priest all the things I did wrong he asked me if I was sorry for my sins? Then the magic words; say 2 Hail Mary’s and 1 Our Father. I hustled out of the booth a new boy.
It was like a “do-over” in the game of life. Only to go out and sin some more. And I don’t think I ever said the Hail Mary’s or the Our Father. Remember Rosary Beads?
Hello everyone. I hope you’re doing well. It’s been a while since I last posted. Sometimes it’s beneficial to step back and smell the roses. I worry about fixing my life every day and forget about living my life. The time off from composing has been helpful.
We’ve been dealing with crazy times here in the U.S.A – for 19 months things have changed so much. I’m not sure what to think anymore – people have lost their minds. I miss the days of playing ball in the boys schoolyard at Holy Name.
Each day I try to do my job, be nice to others and stay positive. I rarely watch the news or read newspapers. I have cut back on social media. Texts, emails and phone calls to friends still happen but it’s been less and less. I shake my head at some of the things they say and their posts on social media.
(Update: As of 8:00 PM, October 10, 2021, I officially deleted my Twitter and Facebook accounts.)
I have been in Michigan the past 25 years. I used to miss Brooklyn a lot. From everything I hear things are not the same in the place where I was born and raised for 32 years. I love Michigan, it’s a wonderful place. I do miss hanging out on the avenue and chopping it up with friends. I miss the schoolyards, riding the subway to the city and playing ball at East 5th street. What I would do to ride my mountain bike down Ocean Parkway with Jackie Ryan and Turk to play some ball at Manhattan Beach.
That’s all for now, I will try and post on a regular basis – positive memories from the good old days.
Respectfully,
Steve (AKA, Red)