“Always Lead With Your Smile.” Grandpa Tony In my younger days growing up in Smithtown, Long Island I was fortunate to be witness to, and even the frequent beneficiary of, my Grandpa Tony’s many Nice Guy ways. Not surprising for his nature, Grandpa Tony had the typical grandparent penchant for spoiling his grandchildren, always slipping us [...]
Archive for the ‘Nice Guy “Shorts” – Short Stories From My Family Roots’ Category
The Chronicles of Grandpa Tony – Part 1
February 08, 2010, 05:17:07 PM
“Infectious Nice Guy” In my search for the family’s Nice Guy roots, my Grandpa Tony seemed like an obvious place to start. Since he lived in our home in Smithtown, Long Island during my entire childhood there, I certainly knew him best among my grandparents. I had a great relationship with Grandpa Tony. He taught [...]
My Nice Guy Destiny?
January 10, 2010, 03:36:16 PM
Perhaps I was destined to be a Nice Guy. There seemed to be signs of it from the very beginning. In fact some of my earliest memories as a child seemed to revolve around some sort of moral or ethical question. That sounds very odd, even to me, since the conventional wisdom would suggest that one’s sense [...]
