Category Archives: Family

Record Breaking Intelligence

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Bill Kasal

Every now and then when I am feeling like I am smart or wise or have just solved a really difficult problem or challenge, I remember some of the things I thought or did as a child.  Looking back on … Continue reading →

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The (Sweet) Meaning of Life

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Bill Kasal

I must have been about three years old.  Those were the days when, to raise a family, only one parent had to work.  My father worked in the aerospace industry and my mother stayed home with me and my two … Continue reading →

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Opening Day

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Bill Kasal

April 4, 2012 was Opening Day of baseball season and in the evening I found myself at a T-ball game at the local Little League Field.  The significance of going to a game to watch some five-year-old’s play the first … Continue reading →

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A Most Memorable Fathers Day

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Bill Kasal

On a Saturday evening back in 2008, my oldest son, Mario, was asking what I wanted to do for Father’s Day, the next day. “You’re working,” I said. “Yeah, Dad, I tried to comp off for you but, apparently, I … Continue reading →

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Offering Encouragement

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Bill Kasal

One of the coolest things about staying with my daughter and granddaughter is the opportunity to get to help, a bit, with Kaia’s academics.  Since she is only in kindergarten, I didn’t expect that to be a possibility.  But kindergarten … Continue reading →

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Aunt Alice

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Bill Kasal

Recently, my friend Isabel, was blogging about helping others and the views different cultures have regarding helping one another. This week I attended the funeral of my Auntie Alice.  The entire day I was nearly to the point of being … Continue reading →

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A Better Man Than I

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Bill Kasal

I wish I could explain why it happened, but I can’t.  From the time I hit my teen years there was friction between my father and I.  I know that friction between and father and teenage son is a cliché, … Continue reading →

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Mia Famiglia

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Bill Kasal

In my family, the holidays do not stop at New Year’s Day.  We keep it going all the way through the Feast of Epiphany. The Feast of Epiphany is celebrated by both the Eastern and Western Churches, but a major … Continue reading →

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Seven Fishes

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Bill Kasal

My mother’s parents came to America from Naples, Italy in the early 1900’s.  On Christmas Eve we’d gather at my grandparent’s house, or the house of one of my mother’s siblings. Upon the passing of my grandparents, and as each … Continue reading →

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