Tag Archives: Warren NJ

Two Thumbs Up For Two Words

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Ray V.

I came accross this earlier today on the FB page of one of my childhood friends. It is worth repeating and giving a “Two Thumbs Up”. The Majority of America’s problems can be solved by two words. . … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Responsibility | Tagged Aiken Bloggers, Aiken SC, Arthur Flanagan, growing up in Warren NJ, Personal Responsibility, Ray Visotski, Warren NJ | 1 Comment

The Snow Turned Into Rain

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Ray V.

The trip to visit my parents is winding down and in a few hours I’ll be on my way back to South Carolina and my version of “Realsville”. Aside from trying to help my parents with several issues, (stressing “tried”) … Continue reading →

Posted in Dan Fogelberg, Uncategorized | Tagged Aiken Bloggers, Aiken SC, Auld Lang syne, memories, Ray Visotski, Warren NJ, WHRHS, WHRHS Class of 1978 | 4 Comments

Saturday Delivery

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Ray V.

This story, Saturday Delivery, has nothing to do with me, other than it began six days after I was born. But…it conjures up memories of my uncle, who ran a bagel bakery, having a bag of still-warm bagels delivered to … Continue reading →

Posted in Saturday Delivery | Tagged Aiken Bloggers, Aiken SC, Childhood memories, Ken Reagan, Leonard Visotski, Ray Visotski, real bagels, View from the edge, View From the ledge blog, Wagners Dairy Warren NJ, Warren NJ, Warren Police Dept. | 1 Comment

Phoenix Rising

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Ray V.

As a young boy/teenager, I grew up in Warren, NJ. (If you drew a line following Rt. 78 from Manhattan, NY to Easton, PA, Warren is at the half-way point). My father was the police chief in town, which provided … Continue reading →

Posted in Phoenix Rising | Tagged Aiken Bloggers, Leonard Visotski, NYC, nyc skyline, Ray Visotski, Rt 22 NJ, Rt 78 NJ, seeing Twin towers from NJ, Union NJ, Warren NJ, World Trade Centers | 2 Comments

An Era of Bad Suits

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Ray V.

Between work this weekend and assisting with a community service project (no, it’s not part of a plea bargain), I did some cleaning around my office. I went through a few boxes and came across the yearbook from my senior … Continue reading →

Posted in Era of Bad Suits | Tagged Aiken Bloggers, Class of 1978, lenni lenape indians, Old high school yearbooks, polyester suit, Ray Visotski, saturday night fever, Warren NJ, Watchung Hills Regional High School, WHRHS | 2 Comments

Pick’n Up The Pieces

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Ray V.

I remember it like it was yesterday. I was in 6th grade, Central School, Warren, NJ and Richard Hughes, (one of the cooler kids in 1970) brought in a record by a band named Poco. I remember hearing this song … Continue reading →

Posted in Pickn' Up The Pieces | Tagged 1970's music, Aiken Bloggers, Central School, Early Southern Rock, iTunes, Jimmy Messina, Pick' Up The Pieces, Pickn' Up The Pieces, Poco, Ray Visotski, Richard Hughes, Rusty Young, Steve Jobs, Timothy B. Schmidt, Warren NJ | 1 Comment

Forty Acres of Paradise

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Ray V.

This article was recently published in Aiken Family Magazine “Forty Acres of Paradise” It seems that with each issue, I develop a case of writers block as I search for a new topic. Eventually, something happens and the story is … Continue reading →