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This morning. You can go here and have a listen.  Judith Anderson interviewed on WVOX about tomorrow's Women's Equality Day (Reformed)  

SEAL team six lost 7% of it's members in the helicopter crash. ABC – Seal Team Six Mourn Loss of Service Members

"Recent" unfortunately being several months ago. As much as I like to do book reviews, I have really fallen off on doing them; just too busy.   This is the fifth installment of my friend Maggie Barbieri's murder mystery/romance/comedy series  about the adventures of college English Professor Alison Bergeron. Here's the review of the first in the series…

Jennifer Pharr Davis, 27 year old woman, averaged 47 miles a day. Unlike 90% of through-hikers, she started in Maine and finished in Georgia. A 27-year-old woman set a new all-time speed record on the Appalachian Trail on Sunday, covering 2,180 miles in 46 days 11 hours and 20 minutes. Jennifer Pharr Davis, from North…

As noted here, yesterday was my birthday, as I exited my 50’s. (I used to say “always subtract seven years.” Alas, I can no longer get away with that). The day started with this layout on the kitchen table – and it requires some explanation.   Here’s a close up of the center picture –…

Joe's was two days ago. Joe Turned 18 Now mine is today. And it's a big one, ending in a zero, as I exit my 50's. Tom, deal with it. And now, just to further prove that it's all about me – I'll be in the gym later today, trying to out-do my recent bench…

Joe spent most of the day hanging out with a few friends. Here he is in the backyard prior to a small barbeque – the shirt says “My idea of a balanced diet … a BEER in each hand.” Great (sarcasm!). Leaves for RIT in less than five weeks.   Now, here he is at…

This is the shelter I overnighted at on Friday the 16th. Here's the posting from yesterday about that hike Last weekend's Appalachian Trail solo overnight hike  I like to put up youtube vids about the shelters I've stayed in or seen, since it may be helpful to other hikers on the A.T. I'm speaking quietly in this…

Sue is running for County Legislator. Hit the link for the whole 16 paragraphs. What is the most racially diverse county in New York outside of the city? According to the 2010 U.S. Census, it's Westchester. Only Queens, Brooklyn, and The Bronx are more diverse. Despite this fact, an "anti-discrimination" lawsuit was settled by the…

I’m going to write up more then I normally do on these hikes, if only for my only benefit and any other hiking aficionados. For others, it may be TMI. Joe dropped me off at the intersection of West Mombasha Rd., south of Monroe at 3:45 on Friday, the 16th, and Brigid with Tim picked me up…