But first, couple more pictures – My parents wedding, June 17, 1950 And at my son Joe’s baptism in the fall of 1993. That’s Brigid grinning away, my $25 casio watch on display, and the smiling, extremely attractive woman is Kathy Brusstar. She was standing in as Godmother since the dual Godmother’s – Brigid’s … Read more
My mother. Friday evening while we were driving back from NYC we got a call from Bethel Nursing Home, that we should come up “quickly.” She had suddenly deteriorated. From 9pm Friday onwards, either my brother Phil, myself, or Brigid (but mostly Phil) stayed with her, through until a bit after 5pm Saturday. Although obviously … Read more
At the “Eastern States Championship” – but all New York participants. A strong javelin field with four of the five best throwers in the state there, along with a number of others in the top 20. Tim’s 4th throw of 156’1″ was a new PR (personal record) for him and got him a fourth place … Read more
I've read a number of von Balthasar's more populist books. Like this one Prayer. Not easy at all, but well worth the time. But I only scratched the surface …
Joan of Arc Burned Alive: History Today The charges against Joan of Arc were brought about by scholarly religious experts in Rouen, France. They charged her with heresy and rejecting the authority of the church. They claimed she did this by listening to direct and divine messages from God instead of those from the church … Read more
CHSAA, as in the highly competitive Catholic HS Athletic Association. Below is his 154’4.5″ throw for fifth place. All the throwers with better throws (the winner was 160’10.5″) were seniors. Tim finished 15 feet ahead of the next junior or underclassman. One more meet to hopefully push his personal record higher, this Sunday. Brigid and … Read more
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Israeli and Palestinian leaders accepted an invitation to the Vatican next month from Pope Francis, who urged the two sides to make sacrifices to achieve peace Sunday during his first visit as pontiff to the Middle East. "The time has come for everyone to find the courage to be generous and … Read more
And a new PR of 150’11”. There was no real chance of him finishing higher than third, since the first (191′) and third (168′) ranked throwers in the state were competing, but he did edge ahead of his fourth place seeding. No one else was over 138′. It’s interesting that Jack O’Brien and Mike Gabrielsen, … Read more
From my friend Ellen, who is NOT demented. I scored 50% (two out of four correct) so I suppose I'm halfway there … Yep, it's that time of year again for us to take our Annual Dementia Test. Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As we … Read more
After three weeks in York. Here she is with Joe. Tim was out when we got back from JFK. Now, here’s how Brigid found me (sort of). that’s a 30 plus year old t-shirt, as a sign. The t-shirt goes back to 1978(?). Brigid’s family name is Dent and I had this shirt made up … Read more