Friday April 13, 2024 - 3:55 AM

I woke to the sound of booming thunder that was so loud I thought we were having another earthquake. You know the deal. It's all part of accelerating climate change and natural disasters as we wrap up this story. Fade to Black

Back in the day, before the 1990s Sopranos, before the 1972 film "The Godfather," the 1958 Pat Cooper movie "The Italian Wedding," used the remarkable phrase "Bada bing, bada boom," meaning "Long story short" or "There you have it." Bada bing bada boom is a popular East Coast slang phrase used to wrap up a story.