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Our Fabulous Christmas Wedding!

Posted on December 7, 2015 by toritto

An annual December repost Her high school graduation photo ….so I had just turned 21 and in basic training at Ft. Dix N. J. and she was 18, fresh out of high school the previous June  (I took her to her Prom) … Continue reading →

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Memory

Posted on July 23, 2015 by toritto

We never fought much or so I remember and only once did I make you cry A lifetime together reduced to moments now less defined less remembered a kiss on the bow of a Brooklyn bound ferry when I was … Continue reading →

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On Being Had

Posted on February 13, 2015 by toritto

It was the first half of the 1970s, I  was in my early thirties  and was an up and coming young “executive” working for the Great American Travel company (Don’t leave home without it!). We were having some problems in … Continue reading →

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Our Fabulous Christmas Wedding!

Posted on December 5, 2014 by toritto

An annual December repost  St. Bernadette’s R. C. Church, Brooklyn ….so I had just turned 21 and in basic training at Ft. Dix N. J. and she was 18, fresh out of high school the previous June  (I took her to her … Continue reading →

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Rich Girl

Posted on July 16, 2014 by toritto

Originally written and published in 2010 Summer – 1980 In early November I will  do what all fathers of little girls dream of doing – walking their sweetie down the aisle at her wedding. I’ve done it before with my … Continue reading →

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And I Thought I Knew a Daughter

Posted on July 15, 2014 by toritto

Autumn in Rhode Island – 1980 Fathers think they know most everything they need to know about their kids. Until one day they learn something which both surprises and astonishes them because it seems so out of character. At least … Continue reading →

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While the Marriage War Goes On……..

Posted on April 28, 2014 by toritto

So it was a quiet Sunday morning and the “news” shows and “respected journalists” were yammering about whether or not coming out for same sex marriage would help or hurt some particular candidate’s re-election efforts. “Sixty percent of those polled … Continue reading →

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Defining Yourself

Posted on March 7, 2014 by toritto

“May you have all the happiness you can stand with just a touch of sorrow so you know the difference”. My father wrote those words in my high school yearbook in 1959.  I was 16 years old. Pretty heavy stuff … Continue reading →

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