Category: Ramblings

Last evening, Solid Cactus co-founder Joe Palko and myself had the honor of receiving the 2009 Ben Franklin Technology Partners iXchange Award for “Entrepreneurial Achievement.” This award is given to “individuals who best exemplify the quintessential entrepreneurial spirit: a combination of ingenuity, hard work and innovation that has resulted in… Read More ""Quintessential Entrepreneurial Spirit""

From the Wilkes-Barre, PA Times Leader newspaper, Sunday, May 10, 2009. Entrepreneurs to be honored Tuesday By Ron Bartizek rbartizek@timesleader.com Business & Consumer / City Editor Gerald Ephault is neither shocked by nor concerned about the recent acquisition of Solid Cactus by an out-of-state buyer. To the business development manager… Read More "On a Solid Foundation"

I wasn’t expecting to see anything here in Palm Beach when the space shuttle launched a few minutes ago, but I had my camera ready just in case. Although it was nothing like actually being at the Kennedy Space Center for the launch, my heart skipped a beat as I… Read More "Wow! That was amazing!"

I’m not a religious person. Although born and raised Catholic, after all those years of torture, magazine sales and bingo games, I realized that religion is just one big cult that convinces people to send money or they will be condemned to someplace called hell where they will spend the… Read More "Jesus in the Sky With Smoke Tails"

Oh yes. The Department of Motor Vehicles. The least favorite government agency. I’ve been cursing the Pennsylvania DMV for the past 4 hours and I don’t see my language toning down any time soon. Here’s the backstory. I am a resident of Florida. When I changed my residency from Pennsylvania… Read More "My Thoughts on the DMV"

While browsing YouTube today, I came across a video that has me wondering when this channel will be part of my television lineup. Hmmmmm. Read More "What A Lineup!"

I was sad to learn of the passing of “Jolly Joe” otherwise known as Al Truszkowski. It was Jolly Joe who first got me involved with radio many, many years ago. You see, Jolly Joe had a polka program on WARD-AM which aired every Sunday from 9am – 1pm. (Being… Read More "Remembering "Jolly Joe""

I thought I was somehow taken back in time this morning when my alarm went off at 7:30 and blaring out of the radio was Terry McNulty doing the “Pineapple Feature.” Rich Connor was taking a piece of pineapple out of the can and passing it on to the next… Read More "The Mighty Have Fallen."

A few years ago, a stray kitten who was on the verge of death wandered up to the front door of my pet supply company’s warehouse. When I say it was on the verge of death, it truly was. To this day I believe it made it to the door… Read More "An unexpected visitor. And a lesson."

I recently got an invite to my 20th high school reunion. I didn’t go. Thinking back to high school, I didn’t play football or basketball, I wasn’t the most popular kid in the class and I never went to a prom. After school I pumped gas earning minimum wage which… Read More "Reunions are like funerals."