Author Archives: Cecil Hoge

By Cecil Hoge My wife and I have often taken a summer vacation in Montauk. We did last summer and because of the Coronavirus and the fact that Montauk is nearby, we decided to do the same this summer. The … Continue reading →

By Cecil Hoge June 18, 2020 “Nebbia” is the Italian word for fog. Some ancient Italian writer once said “Nebbia always brings change”. I am thinking it must be so as I paddle into my fog-shrouded bay. But what change … Continue reading →

By Cecil Hoge I was not to know until the middle of the month how the Pandemic would become personal. It seems that microbes do not discriminate. May 1, 2020 The first day of May in old Setauket began cold … Continue reading →

  By Cecil Hoge April 14, 2020 I have this recurring feeling that I am living in a dream. The only problem is that it is real. It is not some dream that I will awake from after a few … Continue reading →

  By Cecil Hoge Chapter 1 March 14, 2020 On this Saturday, I took the opportunity to go for an early morning paddle. That is easy for me because I live by the water and have a dock about 100 … Continue reading →

By Cecil Hoge The 2020s began with a bang on January 3rd, 2020. At least, I am assuming it was a bang that accompanied the explosion that killed Qasem Suleimani, the Iranian general that Donald Trump ordered to be targeted … Continue reading →

By Cecil Hoge In November 2019, I returned from my last trip to Asia. I began visiting Asia in 1973, starting with Tiawan, Hong Kong and Japan. In the 70s and 80s I went to Asia every few years and … Continue reading →

By Cecil Hoge My wife and I planned a quiet escape to Montauk this summer. That is not really the world’s most distant vacation, considering the fact that Montauk is only about 72 miles from our home in Setauket, Long … Continue reading →

  By Cecil Cunningham Hoge It is not often that you can say that a relative of your family affected the course of history in the United States. My great grandfather, Milton Joseph Cunningham, did affect the course of history … Continue reading →

  By Cecil Hoge I have to admit I did not see this coming. When I began writing this blog, I believed that my mother’s side of the family was the richer, more disreputable side of the family while my … Continue reading →