Tom Faranda The Journal had an interesting and level-headed editorial this morning on what the likely agenda will be if the Democrats do gain control of the House. The editorial points out that the Party has not really laid out any plans, quoting one Dem leader saying "why take the focus off the Republicans"? One of the … Read more
My friend Tom Hardy contacted me a few weeks ago. He and his wife Mabvuto were going to pass through New York – staying at the Newark airport Sheraton for one night – so I arranged to meet up with them for a couple of hours Friday evening. Tom and his wife Judy were good … Read more
Or rather, his team, and the other Ossining Little League football teams did tonight. At halftime (Ossining HS was burying Lakeland – score was 22-0) the four teams had exhibitions, running about 20 plays. Unfortunately the lighting wasn’t very good, but here’s big Tim about to flatten an orange-shirted opponent with a block. Tim didn’t … Read more
I had my long-awaited appointment with Dr. Zelenetz this afternoon. I expected a clean report and I got one – but only sort of… First, my CAT scan from a few days ago revealed no evidence of lymphoma. It also showed that I had no respiratory problems that might be causing my mild but chronic … Read more
So sums up Pete DuPont, former Republican Governor of Delaware (and one of the heirs to the DuPont fortune) in a good op ed in the Wall Street Journal. He’s referring to the Republican Congress. The title is Bleak House and the sub-title is Republicans deserve to lose, but what happens if Democrats win? OpinionJournal … Read more
Several articles. The NY Times had a sad assessment this morning. This article will only be available online for free for the next week. Grim New Turn May Harden Darfur Conflict – New York Times. For the first time in more than two years, rebels fighting the government for more autonomy are making brazen, direct … Read more
We had an interesting weekend, going out with friends last night, and visiting JFK and Stepinac high schools today, as we try and size up Joe’s options for school next year. Saturday night was Frodo’s in Pleasantville with our friends, Mike and Karen Riner, Paul and Doreen Novotny and Dennis and Denise Cannon. Frodo’s was … Read more
This is from Wednesday – as the guinea pig gets a treat (carrot) from Brigid. Trinity has a different personality from Vindabel, our prior guinea pig. While all guinea pigs are flighty and shy, she is much more adventurous then Vindabel was. If you put Vindabel on the floor, she wouldn’t move. Trinity would take … Read more
This is pretty cool… Yahoo! News caption: This Hubble image of the Antennae galaxies is the sharpest yet of this merging pair of galaxies. As the two galaxies smash together, billions of stars are born, mostly in groups and clusters of stars. The brightest and most compact of these are called super star clusters. (NASA, … Read more
Got to Sloan Kettering on York Ave. a little late, and then found out the scan was scheduled at the Third Ave and 64th St. satellite building, and not at the 67 St. main building. I had trouble actually finding the office (it’s between 2nd and 3rd Ave. and takes up the whole basement of … Read more