The real great escape (76 men got out; three made it to England, 50 were executed by the Gestapo). Made famous by the 1963 movie The Great Escape, which is truly a great movie and which was based on the 1950 book The Great Escape. I read the book, either before or after I saw … Read more
Ahhh. Here's the statement on the NY Yankee website, along with a nice picture. An excerpt below the link. Carmen Berra, Hall of Famer Yogi Berra's wife of 65 years, died Thursday night from complications of a stroke suffered earlier this year. She was 85. "On behalf of the entire New York Yankees organization, we … Read more
Winter didn't freeze out region's homebuyers For the second consecutive month there has been a decline in sales of existing homes nationally. The drop was 6 percent in December, and more of the same is expected for January and February when those numbers are announced, said the National Association of Realtors. ****** Not so for … Read more
As in, don't let liberal-conservative-right wing-left wing-democrat-republican mess with investment management reality. Off the Bloomberg website by a financial manager I hadn't heard of before. “It’s going to blow up the deficit, won’t create any jobs and will cause all sorts of other problems.” A hedge-fund manager was lecturing me about the Jobs and Growth … Read more
Love her answer whether she’d skydive again.
And it is a persecution. A true witchhunt. They were instrumental in our getting Tim. Pregnancy Center Wins Another Battle Against New York’s Bid to Shut It Down The subpoena is not based upon any evidence indicating a pattern of unlawful conduct by our client. Rather, the subpoena is quite similar to one sent to … Read more
Yes, it was nippy out that night. Although warmer in Manhattan than it was in the ‘burbs. Took this picture before we set out from Croton in four cars/vans with sandwiches/fruit/soup/hot chocolate/desserts along with bins of clothes/toiletries/etc, etc. I’d forgotten that I had taken a few photos before we left, but was reminded when Brigid’s … Read more
Man runs into burning home to save his Xbox
A beautiful op ed in USA Today last week. With a lovely story of adopting a Chinese girl. It's only eight paragraphs long. I used to be one of those who felt sorry for the idiots who spent their money putting up signs along the Florida Turnpike saying things like: "Abortion stops a beating heart," … Read more