Good News on the Doorstep

A daughter speaks out

"Bad News Turns Out to Be
Good News Indeed"

Folks, it doesn't get more unbiased than this! - Joe

article by celebrated sports anchor
Tina Cervasio
published in The Italian Tribune

A Symbol of Hope

To my readers: The question I always get about Bad News on the Doorstep is, "Hey, Joe, what made you write it?" Well, there are lots of reasons, one of which is the response I was blessed to receive from all over the Cornell Nation when A Symbol of Hope appeared in The Cornell Crescent, the Newsletter for The Cornell Football Association. I hope you enjoy it.

This story began in November of 1970. Today as you read it, it still unfolds. Its essence was a cherished and unspoken private family jewel until January 27, 1997.
On that day, thoughts and words concluded their trek to a wrinkled piece of yellow paper. Finally, a nostalgic memory, that refused to exist without teaching its lessons, was shared with others. We laughed and cried as its resurrection from the depths of our souls was made manifest in the form of a newsletter article at our beloved Cornell University.

A new generation heard an old story with a timeless message. This writer hopes that all who listen to the heart of these recollections will never forget that each of us can be a hero; that regardless of our perceived worth in life, each of us is capable of touching another human at a special time. It is at that time that we may give that life… needed hope. May your heart be warmed and changed as you read … "A Symbol of Hope."

Uncle Tonoose

If you draw succor from the doings and beings in my neck of the woods, you are missing a great deal if you don't check out Uncle Tonoose: Random Writings about Life in Northern new Jersey.

Uncle Tonoose is Anthony Buccino, who hails from the same set of mean and not-so-mean streets as me -- -- our beloved Belleville and Nutley, New Jersey.

His latest post is a meditation on a phone booth. And a sad photo indeed of a discombobulated bumbershoot, and vague allusions tto the songs of Leonard Cohen!