What I am about to write about is simply a lunch that I had earlier yesterday with one of my brothers, Steve,  and one of my friends, Mike. Seeing as how how all three of us take eating pretty seriously, we agreed that lunch at The Berkshire Cafe in Torrington was the the perfect choice. […]

When  Buddy- one of our dogs and I- reached the store that we go to down the street from our house each morning, I grabbed something to drink and then made my way to the cash register to ring out. Suddenly, a one of the guys who works there-I’ll call him Gump- greeted me and […]

I woke up this morning, began reading today’s paper and noticed that the date was August 4.  On this date 32 years ago, my brothers, sisters and I lost one of our true heroes: our mother, Ethel Riley, after she passed away far earlier than any of us would have wanted her too. As would […]