Pantano's of Seaford

Pantano’s Kitchen, located at 3535 Merrick Road in Seaford, is a great little bistro serving up great food every day, all day long. With a plentiful menu of specialty pizzas, salads, paninis, wraps, entrees and so much more, Pantano’s is a great place for dining in or taking out.

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Crossroads: Striving for a Change or Settling for Status Quo?

For the second time in my life, I’m at a crossroads. Some tell me I’m having a mid-life crisis, but I know myself better than that. All my life I’ve always strived to make it better than it is, never completely satisfied with my lot. It was ten years ago that I made a big change in my life, leaving an unfulfilling fifteen year career in banking to go back to school and become a teacher. I don’t regret a thing about that decision...

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The Pine Grove Inn of East Patchogue

The historic Pine Grove Inn of Patchogue has been serving people in one way or another for about 100 years. The charming building is located in a beautiful setting alongside one of East Patchogue’s tributaries just south of South Country Road. The restaurant serves up good quality German cuisine at reasonable prices in a warm, cozy atmosphere.

Though I’ve lived in Patchogue for the past twelve years, I’ve never been to the Pine Grove Inn before, so when a friend suggested it I agreed to give it a try. I’m not a big fan of German food, though the only German cuisine I’d ever tried was sauerbraten, which I didn’t like. My friend assured me I’d find something on the menu to whet my appetite, and he was right.

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Basking in the afterglow of a great trip

It's Sunday afternoon and my first day back after an 8-day trip touring three cities and four amusement parks. It was a great, but long and tiring trip. Stay tuned for lot's more on all of the things we did.

I've been meaning for a long, long time to actually work this blog into a real blog and intersperse it with what I've got out there and hopefully this'll be the beginning of that effort. There is so much I want to share, and it doesn't all fit into my writing, so this will be an ongoing experiment to see what happens.

My friends and I are heading out to the Sea Tea tonight, which is a boat cruise in NY Harbor, with music and dancing and great views. Our friend Eddy, who came on the trip, is leaving for Florida in the morning and we're gonna send him off with a bang. Stay tuned...