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Author: Vince LaBarbera

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Heavens To Mergatroyd

June 17, 2022June 23, 2022 Vince LaBarbera
As we get older many things change not only within our bodies but with the language we speak. It’s no wonder we often can’t remember things because many of the words and expressions we’re used to using aren’t around any longer. ... Read more
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Tapping Into Playing Taps

May 20, 2022May 24, 2022 Vince LaBarbera
Even though it’s considered the unofficial beginning of summer, I would like to focus on the principal purpose of Memorial Day as a day of national mourning. Americans are asked to fly the flag at half-staff from sunrise until noon to commemorate ... Read more
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Who’s The ‘April Fool’?

March 25, 2022March 26, 2022 Vince LaBarbera
As most of us know – often times too late — April Fool’s Day is an annual opportunity on April 1 to play one or more practical jokes on an unexpecting someone, often times a spouse or a youngster. Jokesters often expose their deeds by shouting ... Read more
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Happy Johnny Appleseed Day!

March 11, 2022March 16, 2022 Vince LaBarbera
Bet you didn’t know that March 11 is National Johnny Appleseed Day. ... Read more
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The Agony But No Ecstasy Of Getting A Date As A Teen

February 11, 2022February 14, 2022 Vince LaBarbera
When Valentine’s Day rolls around every year on February 14th I can help but think of the trials and trepidations – plus downright fear — I went through as a teenager trying to get the nerve to ask a girl out on a date. ... Read more
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Who You Calling An Idiom?

January 28, 2022February 2, 2022 Vince LaBarbera
An idiom is a phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase. When you see a group of words that actually don’t make any sense in the context if read as normal words, suspect it could be an ... Read more
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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Now, Please Pass The Bald Eagle

November 19, 2021November 22, 2021 Vince LaBarbera
According to The New Yorker, one of the most popular Thanksgiving-related myths in American history is the notion that Benjamin Franklin preferred the turkey as the national symbol of the United States, over the bald eagle. Is there any truth ... Read more
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Things That ‘Go Bump In The Night’

October 22, 2021October 29, 2021 Vince LaBarbera
The complete invocation reads: “From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties and other things that go bump in the night, Good Lord deliver us.” ... Read more
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RING, RING GO AWAY CALL AGAIN ANOTHER DAY!

September 10, 2021September 14, 2021 Vince LaBarbera
To misquote Perry Como:“Catch a ringing phone and put it in your pocketjust let it fade awayCatch a ringing phone and put it in your pocket Save it for a rainy day.” ... Read more
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AND THEN IT WAS WINTER

August 13, 2021August 17, 2021 Vince LaBarbera
I’m not into Facebook but a friend sent this the other day and I just have to pass it on since Senior Citizens Day is fast approaching on Aug. 21. I tried to research this writing but no one seems to know who the author is but I’d guess it was a senior. ... Read more
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WHAT’S IN A (NICK)NAME?

May 21, 2021May 24, 2021 Vince LaBarbera
A nickname is a familiar or humorous name given to a person instead of or as well as one’s real name. A nickname often is considered desirable, symbolizing a form of acceptance, but sometimes it can be a method of ridicule. ... Read more
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MY PET PEEVES

April 23, 2021April 27, 2021 Vince LaBarbera
A pet peeve is a minor annoyance that an individual finds particularly irritating to a greater degree than would be expected based on the experience of others. The phrase analogizes that feeling of annoyance as a pet animal that one does ... Read more
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‘THE HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT’ AND OTHER MISCHIEFS

March 26, 2021March 28, 2021 Vince LaBarbera
“School days, school days, dear old golden (prank) days” …college pranks, that is, under the Golden Dome at the University of Notre Dame, where I matriculated some 10 years before N.D. became co-educational in 1972. ... Read more
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THE IDES OF MARCH, REVISITED

March 12, 2021March 16, 2021 Vince LaBarbera
Last year I penned a story for the February 28 issue of The Waynedale News titled: “Should we ‘Beware of the Ides of March’?” It was a lighthearted piece referencing the aforementioned expression found in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in 1601. ... Read more
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BEFORE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD

February 26, 2021February 28, 2021 Vince LaBarbera
With the unofficial holiday titled “Employee Appreciation Day” observed on the first Friday of March this year, I can’t help but recall the first real job I ever held. ... Read more
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THE TWO-FACED ‘FROSTY MONTH’

January 15, 2021January 20, 2021 Vince LaBarbera
The first month of the year is named after Janus, the two-faced Roman god of doorways. With one face he guarded the front door and with the other he also watched the rear entrance. A duel-dimensional designation for January is appropriate since, ... Read more
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OOOOHHH CHRISTMAS TREE!

December 4, 2020December 7, 2020 Vince LaBarbera
“O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are thy branches…” ... Read more
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MY APOLOGIES TO PRIVATE JOHNSON ON THIS UPCOMING VETERAN’S DAY

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Vince LaBarbera
One of my most frightening experiences occurred when, as a new Army recruit, I was marched off for Basic Training. ... Read more
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O WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE…

September 25, 2020September 28, 2020 Vince LaBarbera
…not only “when first we practice to deceive,” as Scottish Novelist and Poet Sir Walter Scott (1731-1832) said, but in everything we think, say or do. ... Read more
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IN GRADE SCHOOL, PEN WAS MIGHTY LIKE A SWORD & ALWAYS BUSY

August 28, 2020September 3, 2020 Vince LaBarbera
The saying “The pen is mightier than the sword” was first written by novelist and playwright Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839, in his historical play “Cardinal Richelieu.” ... Read more
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THOSE DELECTABLE COLLECTIBLES

July 31, 2020August 3, 2020 Vince LaBarbera
Do you collect stuff, such as coins, comic books or even cars? ... Read more
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A FEW FOURTH FUN FANTASTIC FACTS

July 3, 2020July 10, 2020 Vince LaBarbera
It’s the most patriotic time of the year, which means it’s time to stock up on beer, hot dogs, fireworks and apparel with the American flag plastered all over it because Independence Day is nearly here! Before you fire up the grill and set off those ... Read more
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STOP THE WORLD, I WANT TO GET OFF

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Vince LaBarbera
Perhaps you’ve heard of the musical making up the title. The 1962 show, set against a circus backdrop, focuses on a character named Littlechap. Each time something unsatisfactory happens, he calls out “Stop the world” and addresses the audience. ... Read more
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SHOULDA WOULDA COULDA

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Vince LaBarbera
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the daily lives of us all, we may be asked to continue social distancing, only occasionally venturing out for groceries and necessities. Gatherings with family, relatives and friends may still ... Read more
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THE WORK OF OUR HANDS

April 24, 2020May 3, 2020 Vince LaBarbera
Look at your hands. What can you do with them? Maybe you’re adept at carpentry, quilting, playing a musical instrument, drawing, golf, cooking or just bathing a puppy. These skills, and many, many others, all require the work of our hands. ... Read more
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