Last week competing at Hendrick Hudson HS in a varsity event, Tim had the best shot put throw of a freshman and overall came 6th. This video wasn’t his best throw (it’s a quarter inch short of 32′) but it’s pretty good and a good camera angle. That’s a 12lb. piece of iron! And … Read more
Pretty interesting interview. The surgeon, Mary Neal, has written a book To Heaven and Back. Hit the link to read the mixed reviews on amazon. Mary Neal "drowned" in a kayaking accident. FOX doesn't allow embedding their videos. Woman brought back to life after horrific kayaking accident
I know Elizabeth Rex, president of the Children First Foundation. The purpose of this particular custom license plate is to raise money for adoption initiatives. It’s approved in plenty of states, but New York – still fighting against it. Hard to believe, really. It just never ends. Here’s what the plate looks like – New … Read more
UPDATE: The record for CHSAA freshman in this event s 143'9", so Tim would have needed another 10 feet or so to break it. Having won the NYCHSAA (That's Catholic High School Athletic Association) javelin on Wednesday, yesterday he won at the biggest meet, which includes not just Manhattan and Westchester, but also Long Island, … Read more
A Catholic thing – the rosary of course. These were the mysteries introduced by JP 2 in 2002, as a way of filling in the time between the Joyful Mysteries (birth of Christ) and the Sorrowful Mysteries (death of Christ). I always presumed John Paul put them together but evidently he took them from this … Read more
Today's NYCHSAA freshman/sophomore sectionals, out on Staten island. His third throw 130', passing the Fordham Prep boy, who finished second at 117'. Tim's previous best javelin throw at the Randall's Island meet eight days ago was 120'5". The same Fordham Prep boy came second in that one also. Tim also made the finals in the … Read more
Luckily, Tim has not done this – or had it done to him. Long ago – 1981 – when I was working my last year in the Caribbean, half my teaching schedule was “gym”. Pretty neat living in Cayman and wearing gym togs to work! Anyway, on “Field Day” toward the end of the school … Read more
Two more yesterday, in a big meet in Somers, NY. Easily a couple of thousand people from dozens and dozens of schools. Tim raised his shot put best from 33 feet to 34 feet 5 inches. If you look at the video, you may just see that as he turns away from me (the camera!), … Read more
As in personal best, or personal record. It’s been a good seven days. Last week he hit a new best on the bench press at 250, then did a PB with the 12 lb shot put of 32’11” at a meet in Beacon, NY. And the next day squatted 335 lbs – another PB. On … Read more
Here it is – co-written with Judy Anderson. And with a picture from our recent live streamed forum, which you can also reach through the link. Community view: Clinic law aims to restrict speech