Month: January 2024

Written by Gary Mantell

Mid-January Blues

January sucks. Long, cold, dark and anticlimactic after a December usually filled with some easing of mind and spirit for the holidays. It was considered OK to take the foot off the pedal after pushing hard the entire year but once the ball drops and hangover recedes, reality sets in and it’s time to get […]

Written by Gary Mantell

Major Design Flaw….A Tale From the Vault

We were married four days when reality hit me so hard my elbow nearly shattered the display case in the housewares section of Macy’s from the weight of my head collapsing into my rapidly tensing hand. Due to not such infinite wisdom and some logistical issues, our honeymoon was scheduled to begin a week after our […]