2012 year in review...HAPPY NEW YEARS! 2013

01/01/2013

HAPPY NEW YEARS!
I wrang in the new year over my buddy Jeff's house with his wife and twin girls who are 7, and friends of theirs with their two kids.
I got a call shortly after Midnight from Karen, we talked nearly an hour, mostly reminiscing since the first time she ever called me was shortly after midnight 7 years ago. (thanks to bloop, and the ability to dl-save my diary, I was able to find out the exact year.

2012 year in review

This year, just like all other years, had it’s ups and downs, it’s twist and turns, opening doors to love and having them slammed in my face, People dying and being born, I did my share of traveling and of course, baseball games.

January 20th was a very difficult day as it was the one year anaversary of my coworker, Stephanie Moulton being murdered at work by a client. I just tried to keep myself busy that day, try not to think about it but I could not help it. I felt pain and sadness and tears rolling down my face from time to time. It was a difficult day and will be for a long time. May Stephanie RIP.

This year also saw the death of some famous people. On the top of this list was well, I think all I have to say is “witney” The news was felt all over the world and in my own home as Witney was one of my mom’s favorite. When ever we would be cleaning the house, from as far back as I can remember, my mom had this up-beat music blasting on the stereo and it was Witney. My mom said it kept her going. Witney kept my mom moving. RIP Witney

Other notables: Davy Jones, Adam Yauch, Donna Summer, Dick Clark, Mike Wallace, Ralph McQuarrie, Neil Armstrong, Ron Palillo (Arnold Horshack) Johnnie Pesky, Joe Paterno, Angelo Dundee, Art Modell, Hector (macho) Camacho, Gary Carter, Junior Seau, Marvin Miller

On February 25, I got the news that my Nana’s last sibling, my great uncle Sulwyn passed away. It was very hard for my Nana. I don’t remember too much about him, I do remember the way he would pronounce my sister’s name “Amanda” it was with an accent and we would laugh at the way he’d said cause it sounded funny. RIP Uncle Sulwyn

July 20th, brought one of the happiest days of my life as my nephew, Devin James was welcomed into the world. I remember sitting in a chair next to Lindsay’s hospital bed, singing “take me out to the ballgame” and trying to teach him to say “go Sox” He was so small at 7.7lbs but as I held him, I thought, if he is this small, I cant imagine how small I was at 4.8 LBS. It was a beautiful day as the next generation of Alpert’s officially started. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEVIN!

In early August, a fellow blooper and a lady I’m happy to call my friend, got married to an amazing guy. I am sad that I did not have anyone to go with, I would have gone as I was invited and was honored to be. CONGRATS OLIVIA!

October 7th, my younger cousin Michael got married. It was an interesting wedding-ceremoney …they are both into country music. I’m surprised they gave out Yomicas instead of Cowboy hats lol. CONGRATS MIKE!

October 11th, was one of the most difficult days of my life as my grand father, my Pa was taken from this world, from my life. He had introduced me to baseball and for that, I am forever greatful to him.
He was also a man of few words, a hard worker but generous to his family. He would always take us kids out for icecream…and whoever else was around. He was a great man. RIP Pa

November 25, my cousin Larry passed away. I didn’t know him well. I use to see him every year at the “cousin club outing” but that was really it. He was in a horrific accident while working as an electritian. He was up in a bucket when he got a shock that should have killed him and sent him crashing down sum stories onto the bed of his truck. He was in a coma for a few months but eventually he came to and pretty much was paralyzed from the neck down and could not talk so used his eyes with a computer to get his message across…it was a long battle but after 4 years, he passed away. It was sad going to the burial and to sit shiva. RIP Larry.


The year started off with uncertainties and a desire to change my life instead of the same revolving door of looking for a gf and a job on line and having a few dates-interviews but it not working out at the end.

Unfortunately, as the job part goes, it was no different than the last 11 years. I had a few interviews this year but none of them working out. Either I don’t have a driver’s license or I don’t have a counseling license or in the case of the last interview, the school system didn’t have one to supervise me. So I go into the 2013 year with my 4 hour a week job.

On the dating front, I did go out with this lady name Ruth who was Jewish and I think we went on 5 dates but there just was no chemistry and she was making me feel uneasy as well as not being visually descriptive so it didn’t workout.

“when you hear the knock of love…?”

Short of doubling this entry with just a Karen section…

Aug 29 she had fb messaged me with an issue she was torn between her bf and a guy she cares about who was moving to Texas. In this conversation, I had somehow asked her how she felt about me and she asked how I felt about her. I had never really thought about it and she had said that if surcomstances allowed it, she could see being with me and listed a bunch of qualities she likes about me. From then she started calling a few days a week and eventually every day including messaging me through FB. I had said to her that I am going to come see you someday and she said ok. I said what? She said come and see me then. Over the following months, we were making plans and all the while, we got closer and and closer. She had shared with me things that I would not be able to share with others, not sure how she was able to confide in me but glad she did, it pulled us even closer. Eventually, I had my plane ticket and a hotel room booked and on Nov 2nd I was off to meet a former blooper, with an opened mind to friendship with the possibility of being a lot more but to have fun no matter what. When I first met Karen, we shared this amazing hug that I will never forget. The next 3 days was filled with a lot of smiles, laughs, fun times and an understanding that we have the same chemistry in person as we do on chat and on the phone. The weekend ended with an emotional chat, where I told her that I love her as more than friends. She admitted that she was confused cause she still “loved” two other guys but she does “love” me. I left Indiana, feeling like I had left my heart there. The love for each other in action blossomed even more as I surprised Karen with a birthday present of a slate and stylus Braille writer. She had surprised me with a “thank you” note in Braille two weeks later followed up with a funny Chanukah card which she had brailled where she also looked up and wrote in some way that I could feel, her writing the Hebrew letters. I had sent her a Christmas gift of a sweater along with a gift for her dog and a picture I drew in Braille of KJ with celtic love knot in between. And I had brought in the new year with a phone call from Karen and a hope for a promising 2013 for our relationship.

2012 sports

Football: New York Giants beat the New England Patriots in the super bowl
Basketball: The Miami heats beat the Oaklahoma city Thunder’s
Baseball: the San Fransisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers
Hockey: LA Kings beat the NJ Devils


On October 21 The first earth quake to hit Massachusetts in many many many years. It was only a 4.0 but it was enough that my mom felt it although I was sitting right next to her, I didn’t feel anything. I was too busy enjoying my Chinese food.

Hurricane Sandy ripped through the east coast and destroyed parts of NJ and NY to the dollar amount that we still have no idea and took so many lives.

On Friday, December 14th, in Newtown CT, a young man killed his mother before going to the school where she worked and opened fired in a classroom, killing 26 people, 20 of them being young children before turning the gun on himself. RIP all the Angels who found their way, way too soon to heaven