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Tim – on his last collegiate throw, wins the Conference javelin championship
Saturday the 20th. Yay Tim! On Long Island, in the wet and rain, which made throwing very difficult and cut down on everyone’s distances. The event was delayed about 90 minutes to avoid the heaviest rain but the run-up track was treacherous. Tim was seeded #2 but had the best throw in the preliminary round…
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The Resurrection: Four Artists
I like this posting so much, I've put it up for many (not all) Easter's since first posting it in 2009. So again: The original posting is one of the most visited on my blog. What happens when an untalented barbarian like myself, is married to an artistic, creative,and talented person? I post stuff like…
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Holy Saturday art: “He descended into hell…”
FULL DISCLOSURE: I cheated. This is the same posting I put up for Holy Saturday in March, 2016. But I love it. Yeah that’s today. I love the story the Faranda family guru, the late Fr. Benedict Groeschel, liked to tell: “No doubt the arrival of Jesus in Hell/Limbo was quite spectacular – The Harrowing…
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Tim’s javelin throw follow through; his last collegiate meet is Saturday
The East Coast Conference Championship when Tim will be throwing the javelin (his favorite) and the shot put.
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Inside Notre Dame – a message – if we look for it
UPDATE: The news media has already picked up on this. CNN called it “Redemptive.” This is a television image from last night.
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Bernie Sanders: generous with everyone else’s $$$, not so much with his own.
Sanders is not much for charitable giving – in fact he's a cheap SOB. From the Daily Beast, a rather "progressive" online magazine. The documents show that over the years, Sanders’ income ranged from $205,617 to $1.1 million, while his charitable giving ranged from less than 1 percent to just over 4 percent depending on…
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BB: Ocasio-Cortez on “The Price is Right” guesses that everything is “free”
HOLLYWOOD, CA—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was pumped to attend a taping of The Price Is Right in Hollywood this week. The special guest introduced herself as a U.S. representative and rising star of the Democratic Party. Things got interesting when the game began and every time it was her turn to estimate the price of an item…
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My friend, Lewis Montana honored by the K of C (Knights of Columbus)
Lew was honored three weeks ago at the always nice Westchester-Putnam Chapter luncheon. he was the Advocate (keeps the Council going by the K of C rules) since before I was a member – over thirty years. The luncheon always honors a number of people from various Councils. It’s a big deal! Here’s Brigid, then…
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Today – Off to Tim’s next to last college track meet
Wow. Hard to believe that Tim’s eight years of high school and college sports are soon to end. I think we could count on one hand the number of football games (Stepinac) or track meets (Stepinac and St. Thomas Aquinas College) we missed. Here are a few shots of Tim two weeks ago at a…
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No surprise – NY Governor Cuomo endorses suicide
Says it's a "difficult" decision. State sponsored killing. Cuomo is a true proponent of the culture of death. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he would sign legislation allowing people with a terminal illness to seek life-ending medication from a physician. The Democrat said Tuesday on public radio's WAMC that he knows the topic is…