Bad news for Tom: harvard says lefties less successful than righties

So this explains my problems! And it's Harvard wo we know it must be true. A new study by a Harvard University economist says lefties generally make less money than righties, and they may be worse off in other areas of life, too. “Lefties exhibit economically and statistically significant human capital deficits relative to righties, … Read more

“Living off the grid” with renewable energy: soon can be reality for many of us

Here's a good piece off the CNBC website – timely since we're having solar panels put on our roof. As the technology behind renewable energy evolves—and improves—more consumers will opt to cut ties with utility companies and become their own power source. Much like how people abandoned land lines for mobile devices, consumers will likely … Read more

British Cardinal visits Gaza; describes horrible situation

From the Zenit Catholic news service: Cardinal Nichols Describes Gaza Trip as Shocking. Laments Endemic Poverty; Whole Generation Growing Up in These Circumstances Seeing first-hand the small Palestinian territory, scarred by the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas, Cardinal Nichols said he found himself shocked by a number of observations: "I was told that more or … Read more

Nice Thanksgiving Prayer

Not written by me of course. (Here are my thanksgiving thoughts this year. My Thanksgiving ) We added a couple of lines at the beginning about the people who were no longer with us – had left us this year. We Give Thanks Our Father in Heaven, We give thanks for the pleasure Of gathering … Read more

My Thanksgiving

I suppose, that in a certain way, with all the relations and friends who've died this year, a case could be made for "what's to give thanks for?" But of course I don't see it that way. My mother Jeanne died at the age of 88 after a long and productive life, and 21 years … Read more

More – Stepinac over Iona Prep for championship

Here's msgvarsity coverage of the game including links to the highlight videos. A dream realized: Stepinac wins the "AAA" And here are a couple of stats, with the penalty #'s showing why Stepinac offense had trouble getting untracked, as well as their way below average passsing stats. the complete stats are in the article linked … Read more

Tim football – the big one today!

Further UPDATE: From Lohud sports – Iona Prep preparing for Stepinac’s big-play potential They predict Stepinac, 28-13. UPDATE:  Stepinac Alumni ‏@StepinacAlumni 19h19 hours ago Over 2,400 tickets sold in advance for the game tomorrow! Absolutely awesome.Get your red out @lohudinsider @MSGVarsityKDJ #Stepinac   Here it is – Here he is!