Seeing my byline in the St. Petersburg Times Tuesday was a hoot.
In another life I used to work there. When I left I never thought I'd see my name in the Times again except in an obituary.
But life's journey takes many twists and turns. Sometimes it even comes full circle.
Come next month I'll be contributing regularly to LifeTimes, the Times' monthly section for readers over 50. I'm really looking forward to reconnecting with many of you.
My blog is fun. So is Sticks of Fire. So, while the platform is somewhat different than before, it still exists.
The great family news is that all five grands (see below) are now in school.




From left to right, they are: The Woman Who Would Be President, The Adorable Bossy One, The Fashion Icon and the Little Prince. The Laid Back Guy is behind the Adorable Bossy One.


The Little Prince is a sophomore in the International Baccalaureate program at St. Pete High.
The Woman Who Would Be President is a freshman at St. Petersburg Catholic High in the honors program.
The Fashion Icon is now the only Di Vito at St. Paul School, which is a very good thing when you're older sister is absolutely driven to excel and succeed and you've lived in her shadow for many years.
The Laid Back Guy has segued from private to public school. He's in the magnet program at BayPoint Middle School in St. Pete - the very same school his Uncle Russell attended.
And speaking of Uncle Russell, his daughter, The Adorable Bossy One, started pre-pre-kindergarten Monday.
The first day didn't go well.
She puked.