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A Farruggio Original: Kings of Street Football

A Farruggio Original: Kings of Street Football

I met David in sixth grade. We seemed to hit if off from the start. I had forgotten that we played against each other in Little League. Funny how some things escape us while other, more insignificant ones, stay with us seemingly forever. Not only were the two of us in...
Working Class Heroes…. STIFFED!!

Working Class Heroes…. STIFFED!!

John Lennon, prolific as a writer as much as a performer, wrote this: Working Class Hero As soon as you’re born they make you feel small By giving you no time instead of it all Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all A working class hero is something to...
Good Germans Redux

Good Germans Redux

In Eric Kurlander’s 2017 book Hitler’s Monsters he sums up the whole ‘Fuehrer Messiah Complex’ in a nutshell: “In the Nazi version of history and politics, Hitler figured as a redeemer who would save the German nation and lead a godly...
Homelessness: The Way Out

Homelessness: The Way Out

I drive up US1 through Daytona Beach, Florida and suddenly they appear. The men (usually) stand by the stoplights holding crude cardboard signs they have made. The message is how they need monetary help for their next meal, and in many instances the hidden need for...
A Farruggio Original: The Wolfdog

A Farruggio Original: The Wolfdog

When you’re a five year old you really don’t know what is occurring away from your focus. There I was, a little boy from the streets of Brooklyn, NY, USA now transported to some farm in the country. That meant upstate NY with all kinds of animals flowing...