UPDATE: Stolen from my brother Phil’s facebook – Ethan, who was born five weeks ago to my nephew Paul and his wife Laura. So Father’s Day was spent meeting Ethan, who was three weeks premature. Paul Laura My brother Jim, extremely pleased Grandpa! Ethan himself – great outfit … My brother Phil got a selfie … Read more
From the National Journal on today's Encyclical "On Care for Our Common Home". Who else will pick up on this? #1 on National Journal's "six points from the Encyclical." Population Control Is Not the Answer For Pope Francis, caring about the environment goes hand in hand with taking a strong stand against abortion. "Since everything … Read more
Next hike is Saturday, June 27th, Sugarloaf Mountain, north of Cold Spring. It’s the next height north of Breakneck Ridge, and one of my favorites. Takes about an hour, or a little less, to get to the top. Here’s the view – the girl on top of the iconic dead tree is Heidi Paine. She … Read more
Not for the first time, Tim is Stepinac track MVP. Below the plaque is Tim with his coach for all four years, Nick Mitchell. Nick did a wonderful job with Tim as well as with all the boys, including those who weren’t outstanding athletes. Coach Mitchell was always looking for the boys to get the … Read more
Abortion, euthanasia, war, the abandonment of immigrants …
Realized over the weekend that this was coming up. Well, I started this to document my lymphoma treatment, way back in September, 2005. So about 1,000 postings a year – averaging 2-3 per day. Here are the first month's postings, a grand total of ten: September 2005 Here's the very first one on September 8th, … Read more
UPDATE: Comment (in email) from Brigid’s niece June: “Tom, next time there’s a group photo – bring a milk crate to stand on… 😉 xx” I did post this graduation day, May 21st Tim Graduated Today with the Dad/Tim selfie I took as I gave him his diploma, but want to go on the … Read more
Kerry breaks leg in bike crash; ends overseas trip early Kerry decided to seek treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital because the fracture is near the site of his earlier hip surgery, Kirby said.
The article references people in their 70's and 80's. I'm not there yet. “A mortality reduction of 40% was associated with a moderate use of time (30 minutes, six days a week) irrespective of whether the activity was light or vigorous,” their study said. Among those who exercised vigorously – defined as hard training several … Read more
Nice turnout – probably 300 people. Christine is a wonderful talent – she will be at Niagara University next year in a special BFA program. And here are some pictures from the 11AM Memorial Day gathering and the Croton HS band, at the end of the ceremony. Rabbi Jakes gave a thoughtful closing prayer. … Read more