Buffalo Bob Casale's Corner

Details

Buffalo Bob Casale

Hits: 1429

A Day On The Island Of Cyprus

Cyprus , an island nation located in the Mediterranean Sea, lies approximately 60 miles from the coastline of Syria , and about 40 miles from the shores of Turkey . Only Sicily and Sardinia , the two largest islands in the area, have more than the 3500 square miles that form this quaint island. Long Island in New York is about the same length but not as wide as the 60 mile north-south extent of Cyprus.

Click here to continue reading May 2015: Volume 15 - Issue 8

Details

Buffalo Bob Casale

Hits: 1380

By: Richard Lederer

About a month ago, I illuminated old expressions that have become obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology. These phrases included don't touch that dial, carbon copy, you sound like a broken record and hung out to dry. A bevy of readers have asked me to shine light on more faded words and expressions, and I am happy to oblige.

Click here to continue reading April 2015: Volume 15 - Issue 7

Details

Buffalo Bob Casale

Hits: 1431

Professor of Chemistry Hessy Taft

Hessy Taft recently presented the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Israel with a Nazi magazine featuring her baby photograph on the front cover, and told the story of how she became an unlikely poster child for the Third Reich. When Hessy Taft was six months old, she was a poster child for the Nazis. Her photograph was chosen as the image of the ideal Aryan baby, and distributed in party propaganda. But what the Nazis didn't know was that their perfect baby was really Jewish.

Click here to continue reading March 2015: Volume 15 - Issue 6

Details

Buffalo Bob Casale

Hits: 1328

Kyle

We witness bullying every day and the stories are remarkable. Many cannot tolerate the harsh treatment so end their lives. If the following story inspires one to not commit suicide, then the inspiration speaks for itself.

One day, when I was a freshman in high school. I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all his books. I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd."

Click here to continue reading February 2015: Volume 15 - Issue 5

Details

Buffalo Bob Casale

Hits: 1329

Click here to continue reading January 2015: Volume 15 - Issue 4

Details

Buffalo Bob Casale

Hits: 1579

A Green Thumb

By Joseph J. Mazzella

As a boy I learned so much growing up the way I did. We didn't have very much, yet we were rich in all that mattered. My Mom, Dad, brothers, and I all lived with my Grandma in her ramshackle house built from old shanty cars. It was cold and drafty at times but we could always count on a hot meal made with love to warm our bellies and our hearts. "Nana" had an old root cellar, four different vegetable gardens and a green thumb when it came to growing things. We could always count then on a delicious dinner every day.

Click here to continue reading December 2014: Volume 15 - Issue 3