Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?
Here’s an interesting question poised to me the other day. If you were having a Christmas dinner, and you could invite seven people, living or deceased, who would you invite…
Yia’sou And Yo
In 1979, my cousin George and I flew to Greece for a two week trek. I was 20 and he was 17. On the airplane flight to Greece, as we…
Release the Kraken!
We all read, studied, and learned about the 12 Greek Olympian Gods and the rest of their dysfunctional pantheon of miscreants, mischief-makers, and scoundrels. Now don’t look shocked. When we…
Re-Greeking
From the 1960s through the 1980s, I had a friend once, contrary to popular belief, that came from a very “Greek” family. You know the type – they spoke Greek…
You Know You’re REALLY Greek When…
You have seen thousands of them on Facebook, websites, and plain paper just being handed around. The “You Know You’re Greek When…” sayings. For example, you know you’re Greek when…
The Greek Discount
In my last post, “Greeks – One Big Happy Family,” I alluded to the Greek Discount otherwise known as the “GD”. For those of you who have never received the…
Greeks – One Big Happy Family!
The late Rev. George Dimopulos, a true scholar and gentleman, who was the parish priest at St. Demetrios GOC in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, once told me a story of the…
I am Count Dracula, Jack
Say the name, Jack P. Pierce, and what comes to mind? An athlete? A whiskey company? A Greek immigrant whose make-up creations scared every generation since the 1920s, and are…
The World Wide Greek Grapevine
In today’s world, if the Greek diaspora wants to communicate with each other or find out what’s going on, there are many websites and social media sites that they can…
Jojo – The Wonder Dog
For the past year, I have been writing articles mainly about everyday things from the prospective of a Greek-American. Some articles were meant to be serious with a touch of…
Greeklish
Greeklish. Every Greek-American (or Canadian) knows the meaning of this word, but for those of you who are not Greek, or a Greek not living in an English speaking country,…
The Most Interesting “Greek” Man In The World
You have seen the commercial for Dos Equis beer – The Most Interesting Man in the World. His blood smells like cologne. In museums, he is allowed to touch the…
Greek American News from Philadelphia
