The Paris Brest Paris 2011 really started for me back in December 2002. After losing the use of my legs , my right arm, as well as the ability to speak, I was finally diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2001. After a year of therapy I found that the only type of physical activity I could do was […]
Meet Junior who lives in Nettuno, Italy, as an Inspired by Cooper & Elliott custom pet painting. Junior is very chill. He enjoys going on a 5 mile walk every morning with his Dad. In the winter, he loves to lay by the fireplace and in the hot summer in Southern Italy, he loves to […]
Congratulations to #1 and #2 for earning the Class of 1977 NON MOLLARE Scholarships. I would like to congratulate every student that received a scholarship today! I wish that I was there in person with my classmate Paul Dougherty to present to you the Non Mollare – Ride to Finish Scholarship! Unfortunately, I live far […]
The people that ran the team really seemed like down to earth people, even though they didn’t come pick me up at the airport. Leaving city hall I really got a good look at the center of town which I would learn it is called the piazza in Italian which means the main square in […]
March 3, 1982 my mother was taking me out to the Pittsburgh Airport to catch my first flight to New York then after having a lay over until 7pm local I will be off to Italia. I had everything I needed my baseball gear was the most important, some books and a pocket vocabulary of […]
Back in the winter of 1981 I was finishing up school down at Louisiana State university, when all of sudden I get a phone call from Italy about playing baseball. At the time I had no idea they played baseball here nor did I know anyone that played. I got a phone call from the […]
On February 1st, 1944, the 1st and 3rd Ranger Battalions of the U.S. Army conducted a raid behind enemy lines to capture the town of Cisterna, Italy. It is located just 20 Km from the Anzio and Nettuno Beachheads. Of the 767 Rangers involved in the mission, all but 6 men were killed or captured. […]
Running – On June 16, 2001 in Anzio, Italy, I ran my morning jog – 9 blocks from my house to the beach and back, with my golden retriever Scott. I started to feel a strange sensation taking over my body. Instead of Scott running along my side, I felt like I was carrying him […]
The word friend in the day of social media has lost some of its meaning, suggest a friend, accept a friend request , deny a friend request, cancel a friend, follow , un follow. Being a friend is more than just liking an photo or a post, friendship is something that you achieve with one’s […]
A few days have passed since Team Ride To Finish completed their quest to bring awareness for the 480 unknown soldiers buried in the American Cemetery in Nettuno Italy. I had a great deal of respect for these men before we left Tony’s grandfather’s hometown of Solarino, Sicily and rode 1000 Km (miles) to Nettuno, […]