Puligny Montrachet with Union Square berries, flowers, peaches, corn, shishito peppers, with fresh (if you’ve got it—thyme on your side.)

We mourn and cry for the inflammatory state of terror our world is in. Some days waking up and exhuming memories of our youthful days is medicinal and the panacea we need after days of binge watching massacres, slaughtered children and visuals of the carnage of war.

So with a cup of coffee and lactose free milk, we recall our skate keys used to hold our place on the chalk drawn hopscotch board on the sidewalk. Handball at Third Ward Park- shout out to Tom Saba- the hot dog king of Passaic Park.

Who remembers the wide tooth pink plastic combs that came in the dippity do straightener box? How bout the 74 bus to the Montauk Theater and then grabbing a slice at the Pizza place across from Ginsburgs?

Ode to the greasy spoon smells coming from the Red Chimney hamburgers. How about Awful, Awfuls at Bonds, ice cream from Applegates- and Sunday dinners at the Clairmont Diner?

Loved the Friday night steak sandwiches at the Bonfire? If the guy you liked gave you his I.D. Bracelet, well you could call Sergeant Krupke and tell him Conrad just proposed to you. What we would do to get one last kiss, oh give me one last kiss from Conrad Birdie?

We loved those Days of Wine and Roses when The Bird’s gave us our first Hitchcock drink ( vodka, brandy and orange juice) while watching Perry Mason from the “Rear Window.”

Very fast Forward to last week listening to music at a venue we frequent.

At the end of this concert we were told not to leave, the doors are locked. The bomb squad was outside making certain the suspicious box they found was not a bomb.

As the announcement cleared the doors to open we exhaled and left as the crowd sauntered out the door heads down.

Dr. Strangelove knew when Sterling Hayden, the General of the army in charge of the air base started the war. He knew not to leave the decisions up to distracted Politicians. They didn’t have the ability nor the understanding as to how War begins.

So just for today during the Indian Summer of climate change on the precipice of Halloween, watch as the kids paint pumpkins, all dressed up as fun characters. Count your blessings as you eat the orange colored peeps, candy corn and a dollop of lactose free whipped cream on your slice of Pumpkin Pie.