THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, December 20, 2024 Page 21 MUSINGS | FROM PAGE 19 Cronin, the wonderful guys and gals at the MPD, IACC members and their paisons who showed face to make this so damn successful. You guys’ rock and are wicked nice. This kind gesture did not go unnoticed, by the way. Straight through the Pearly Gates for all the organizers, no ID necessary. Insert great big holiday smiley face. Postscript 2: “What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” The mold was broken when he was created. Steff Moro unabashedly commanded the stage – from here to there and all points in between. Going out exactly as he wished. On his own terms. Brother Chris as his second mate, a man on a mission to help his brother move on to the next stage, just as he wished. Sainthood awaits you, Chris. Ain’t no secret, Steff was a rambler, a gambler, a dealer and a sidewalk spieler; a busker, husker and dawn to dusker; a saint, a sinner, a boozer and a winner. Everyone you have ever met and all the rest in between. He was Steve Moro, and you will never meet another like him. Your boyos will miss you, big guy. Malden, I ask that you please remember Steve and his family as you gather with friends and family this holiday season. Didn’t know Steff Moro? Too bad, he really, really was a hot (expletive deleted). Clean-Outs! We take and dispose from cellars, attics, garages, yards, etc. Call Robert at: 781-844-0472 —Peter is a longtime Malden resident and a regular contributor to The Malden Advocate and he can be reached at PeteL39@aol.com for comments, compliments or criticisms. The Kid Does Clean Outs From 1 item to 1,000 * Basements * Homes * Backyards * Commercial Buildings The cheapest prices around! Call Eric: (857) 322-2854 1. On Dec. 20, 1790, the first American cotton mill went into operation on what river in Massachusetts and Rhode Island? 2. Wha holiday’s name (created by an American activist) is in Swahili? 3. How are Ask Jeeves, Lycos and WebCrawler similar? 4. On Dec. 21, 1913, the New York World newspaper published the world’s first of what puzzle? 5. What writer who once lived in Vermont wrote in poems “East is East, and West is West” and “The Law of the Jungle”? 6. How are USS and HMS similar? 7. On Dec. 22, 1989, what gate between East and West Germany was opened? 8. Can you ski in Hawaii? 9. What is the French word for Christmas? 10. What kind of candy is gelt? 11. On Dec. 23, 1947, what winner of four Boston Marathons (now a Mass. resident) was born? 12. Where did fondue originate: Belgium, France or Switzerland? 13. What is Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s World of the Year (meaning being divided)? 14. On Dec. 24, 1912, one of the first USA public Christmas trees was lit on Boston Common; for decades what province has gifted Boston a Christmas tree? 15. What holiday plant is a parasite on other plants? 16. In what film would you find the Kingdom of Arendelle? 17. On Dec. 25, 1758, what comet was visible from earth – the first comet sighting predicted beforehand? 18. Why was Mariah Carey – nicknamed Songbird Supreme – also given the nickname “Queen of Christmas”? 19. How are cheque, draught and tyre similar”? 20. December 26 is Boxing Day in Great Britain and some other countries; traditionally, what was it? ANSWERS 1. Blackstone 2. Kwanzaa (Dec. 26–Jan. 1) 3. They are internet search engines created in the 1990s. 4. Crossword 5. Rudyard Kipling 6. They are abbreviations for ship titles (United States Ship and His (Her) Majesty’s Ship, respectively) 7. Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate 8. Yes (on Mauna Kea, an extinct volcano on the Big Island) 9. Noel 10. Chocolate coins often given at Hanukkah 11. Bill Rodgers 12. Switzerland 13. Polarization 14. Nova Scotia 15. Mistletoe 16. “Frozen” 17. Halley’s 18. Due to the popularity of her hit “All I Want for Christmas is You” 19. They are British spellings of English words (check, draft [the beverage] and tire). 20. A day when the poor, servants and tradespeople received gifts
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