As I have so often mentioned, writing this blog was totally to give my kids and my grandkids, an idea of what it was like growing up as an only child in an Italian family. Seemed to me as being a one-of-a-kind situation, looking back over my past. My father came from a family of 6, my mother from a family of 9. By the time I reached 10 years old, I had 52 cousins, just on my mothers side. My dad had a sister with 3 kids, and an older brother with 2 kids. The other brothers were not married. My dad, was always known as big Vito and me being named after him just happened to pick up the name as................little Vito. No problem but even after my dad passed on, that monocle stuck with me by my aunts and uncles. Now that they are no longer here, My cousins that I talk with occasionally call me little Vito. Oh well, so be it.
WHAT TO DO AFTER HIGH SCHOOL
It seemed that after high School one bad part about it was that it separated me from all of my friends. My parents wanted me to go to college, but I knew that it would create a burden for them regarding the expense, but I applied. Funny enough the 3 schools that I applied for never replied...........till this day, so I guess I can scratch them off the list now. Guess, you're wondering which schools they were.............well, if you must know it was................Harvard, Yale and Princeton. That gave me the excuse to start working at the Hewlett post office and going to school at night which started in Sept of 1955. The New York school of interior and architectural design. Kept my parents happy and me busy.
It was April 1966, when my next door neighbor, who was an accountant for SAS suggested that I look into employment at their head office located at the Van Wyck expressway. He had made the arrangement for the interview and I was accepted on the spot. I started in the mail room which was a snap job for me, having the postal experience from the Hewlett post office. I spent 6 months in the mailroom running mail around the building to the different offices. After this time, I was promoted to reservation agent in telephone sales.
There was a 2 year break in my SAS service that was spent with the U.S. Army, mostly based in Berlin, Germany. Rejoined SAS when I returned home and was transferred to the airport passenger service, that I simply loved. Met so many of my still listed friends that flew for SAS, in all capacities. Over the so many past years, still corresponding with them.
Traveling was always a thing I wanted to do, and luckily my 40 years with SAS, Scandinavian Airlines afforded me to that lifestyle. I was able to encompass the world 6 times along with being able to visit my favorite places over and over. I was able to fly to Europe for a Christmas shopping two or three days. Travel to Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo and many other places just to visit friends ..........for a weekend.
VENICE................ITALIA
Made a few of traveling films on you tube, that can be viewed if you sign into you tube and go to............vitoonfilm. I will try to remember to post some of them on this blog.
There's something happening and I truly do not know what it is. I try to remain as optimistic as possible but my optimism deteriorates drastically as soon as I either turn the TV on or open up a newspaper.
Most of the people that I know or associate with firmly believe that it's due to the pandemic, myself, I totally believe that it was the fault of number 45. It seems nowadays that the first thing you hear on TV or read in the newspaper is the amount of mass murders that are taking place, along with the attacks on people. People of different nationalities, older people. Just in our small town of Federal Way it seems to be becoming the capital of the state for the amount of shootings and attacks they are being held. It seems that there's just no respect given to people that believe in something different than the other person, no matter what it may be, but primarily politics is playing a big part in this decision, mostly generated by number 45.
Forty-five, in my opinion, is a chronic liar. I believe that he has found this to be very useful in the business world. He uses this type of deceit quite creatively. He first establishes the LIE and then constantly repeats it until finally people believe this to be true. This is a fact, try it yourself, tell yourself something subconsciously, that you know is not true. Constantly repeat, repeat, repeat it and eventually you will believe that this is true. This is exactly what he has done with the 2020 election. He has created the lie that he won and has repeated it constantly entering the subconscious of a significant few people who have passed this information on as being the truth and now he has developed a cult and that's exactly what it is, a cult that believes that this is true. I have heard people say that they feel that he is still president he still flies around the world and you in Air Force One but when it's mentioned if he still president maybe we should blame him for Afghanistan but no, they cannot see that. This is not only logically incorrect it is just plain stupid and those people are plain stupid. This is the America I no longer recognize. People are just unable to respect other people. People just believe what they hear, not what they can prove as fact.
I also see, a lot of homelessness, a sight I had never seen growing up. Tents, springing up all over town. Blocking sidewalks, parks and playgrounds. People ......"shooting up". This is not a good sight. I am unable to explain what's happening, but I do know I don't like it. I do have compassion for these type of people and understand that the cost of living has gone far above most people are able to afford. I loose this compassion with people that find a way to loose all self respect. Where does it all end.
Come back again,
Vito
