toritto's Blog
ehh....what town in Italy is your family from?
toritto
- Location
- tampa bay metro, Florida,
- Birthday
- September 10
- Bio
- I was born in year 4 of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius Claudius and raised on 66th Street and 13th Ave. in Brooklyn. And Coney Island, Traveled the world. Married my high school sweetheart and stayed together 40 years.
Now a retired old widower crank living in Florida with my cat. Author of "Initial Verses" - a collection of poems on love, loss, poverty and war" and "Toritto's Blog - a Memoir of a life in posts."
MY RECENT POSTS
- Tearless the Enemies of Peace
May 20, 2013 07:14PM - Green Cathedral
May 19, 2013 12:35PM - Picking Up The Flag
May 18, 2013 10:29AM - Picasso in Kandahar
May 14, 2013 10:10PM - On Hope and Change
May 16, 2013 12:43PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “We here in Florida have
not had a major hurricane
since 2004
when four of them
cr…”
10:46AM - “And now do you wonder
why I would rather write
poetry than
dwell on
politics?
Shee…
”
8:42PM - “Bravo Roger. You know of
course you are not a true
artist
unless you suffer a
bi…”
May 19, 2013 07:54PM - “I had high
hopes.
:-( / r”
May 19, 2013 06:42PM - “P. S. - while I live
across the street from a golf
course, I
don't
play.
Never
h…”
May 19, 2013 06:37PM
Toritto's Links
- New list
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- MY LINKS
- Toritto's Blog
- initial verses
April 27, 2013 12:52PM
“Nicely done and well said. r”
About: Sometimes it's hard to have pride in Pride
“Nicely done and well said. r”
About: Sometimes it's hard to have pride in Pride
April 26, 2013 01:34PM
“Maureen! Nice to see you. Glad you liked. Regards, Frank”
About: Sandburg's Visit
“Maureen! Nice to see you. Glad you liked. Regards, Frank”
About: Sandburg's Visit
April 26, 2013 01:33PM
“Kate - can you just fly in and stay at a 5 star hotel with a nice view? (PS - that Alexandra was, how shall I say it - ballsy?) :-) Regards”
About: A journey from Beijing to Lhasa and into a time capsule
“Kate - can you just fly in and stay at a 5 star hotel with a nice view? (PS - that Alexandra was, how shall I say it - ballsy?) :-) Regards”
About: A journey from Beijing to Lhasa and into a time capsule
April 26, 2013 10:00AM
“Well at least he didn't dare shut his phone off! :-) PS - We had two daughters. Aarrrggghhhh!”
About: writing love letters in the sand
“Well at least he didn't dare shut his phone off! :-) PS - We had two daughters. Aarrrggghhhh!”
About: writing love letters in the sand
April 26, 2013 08:33AM
“daisy - thanks for taking the time to update. Yup, looks like the joint closed only temporarily and then re-opened. For some reason I'm glad it's…”
About: The Luncheonette
“daisy - thanks for taking the time to update. Yup, looks like the joint closed only temporarily and then re-opened. For some reason I'm glad it's…”
About: The Luncheonette
April 25, 2013 05:37PM
“Disadvantaged youth as cannon fodder. Has it not always been so?? r”
About: Disadvantaged Youth as Military Cannon Fodder
“Disadvantaged youth as cannon fodder. Has it not always been so?? r”
About: Disadvantaged Youth as Military Cannon Fodder
April 25, 2013 04:31PM
“We have become the new Rome. r”
About: "Boston Strong" propaganda downplays martial law
“We have become the new Rome. r”
About: "Boston Strong" propaganda downplays martial law
April 25, 2013 02:57PM
“PS guys - there is at least one notice on line that Hinche's finally close in 2011 after 62 years. Couldn't afford the rent anymore. :-(”
About: The Luncheonette
“PS guys - there is at least one notice on line that Hinche's finally close in 2011 after 62 years. Couldn't afford the rent anymore. :-(”
About: The Luncheonette
April 25, 2013 02:44PM
“Hi commenters! And yes, it went exactly the way its written. The joint is Hinche's Luncheonette on 5th Avenue and 86th Street in Brooklyn - and old han…”
About: The Luncheonette
“Hi commenters! And yes, it went exactly the way its written. The joint is Hinche's Luncheonette on 5th Avenue and 86th Street in Brooklyn - and old han…”
About: The Luncheonette
April 24, 2013 01:03PM
“But geez! We want to be safe don't we, safe to sit on our collective asses and consume what ever the hell we want? What's a few "civil liberties…”
About: More Disturbing Insights
“But geez! We want to be safe don't we, safe to sit on our collective asses and consume what ever the hell we want? What's a few "civil liberties…”
About: More Disturbing Insights
April 24, 2013 12:51PM
“Heehee - I have 5 lawyers in the family. (Arrrggghhh!) including my eldest daughter and her husband. They don't really count though - they are prosec…”
About: "Do You Know Who I Am?"
“Heehee - I have 5 lawyers in the family. (Arrrggghhh!) including my eldest daughter and her husband. They don't really count though - they are prosec…”
About: "Do You Know Who I Am?"
April 24, 2013 10:46AM
“You know I meant to type Kenny! Old fingers on the wrong keys!!”
About: Deaf and Blind
“You know I meant to type Kenny! Old fingers on the wrong keys!!”
About: Deaf and Blind
April 24, 2013 10:45AM
“Lemmu - I'll just wait awhile. The swelling always goes down! :-)”
About: Deaf and Blind
“Lemmu - I'll just wait awhile. The swelling always goes down! :-)”
About: Deaf and Blind
April 24, 2013 10:43AM
“Yaeh I remember you now. When you were killed in 'Nam in '68 we sent out the notification officer to advise your NOK but couldn't find your father.…”
About: Yep! She dead!! Looked like a whore in that casket!
“Yaeh I remember you now. When you were killed in 'Nam in '68 we sent out the notification officer to advise your NOK but couldn't find your father.…”
About: Yep! She dead!! Looked like a whore in that casket!
April 24, 2013 10:16AM
“Steve - how am I supposed to get my hat on my swollen head after you mention Billy Collins in a comment? :-) Many many thanks - I am honored. Regards Frank…”
About: Deaf and Blind
“Steve - how am I supposed to get my hat on my swollen head after you mention Billy Collins in a comment? :-) Many many thanks - I am honored. Regards Frank…”
About: Deaf and Blind
April 23, 2013 02:51PM
“Bye bye Richie - I'm gonna miss you. :-( r”
About: Richie Havens Went on First
“Bye bye Richie - I'm gonna miss you. :-( r”
About: Richie Havens Went on First
April 22, 2013 09:27PM
“Good luck Ande and all the best. I live alone, near my daughters. I want it to be that way as long as possible. Regards, Frank in Spring Hill”
About: A Thousand Small Deaths.
“Good luck Ande and all the best. I live alone, near my daughters. I want it to be that way as long as possible. Regards, Frank in Spring Hill”
About: A Thousand Small Deaths.
April 21, 2013 12:09PM
“Yea, those OSHA regs are job killers.......or is that worker killers? r”
About: A Few Words Re Fertilizer Explosion & Implications
“Yea, those OSHA regs are job killers.......or is that worker killers? r”
About: A Few Words Re Fertilizer Explosion & Implications
April 21, 2013 11:20AM
“Does anyone still make erector sets and Lincoln Logs?? :-) / r”
About: Do Modern Toys Suck?
“Does anyone still make erector sets and Lincoln Logs?? :-) / r”
About: Do Modern Toys Suck?
April 21, 2013 12:10AM
“Debbie - great post! Ludlow became the deadliest strike in US history; after the massacre the miners armed themselves and attacked the Colorado Nation…”
About: Remembering Ludlow 99 Years Later (Repost)
“Debbie - great post! Ludlow became the deadliest strike in US history; after the massacre the miners armed themselves and attacked the Colorado Nation…”
About: Remembering Ludlow 99 Years Later (Repost)
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