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  • James Arness

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    Ahhh, Gunsmoke and Marshall Matt Dillon.   The show my parents would sit together on the couch to watch. It ran from 1955 to 1975. (It was replaced by Mary Tyler Moore spin-offs Rhoda and Phyllis!) James Arness, Iconic ‘Gunsmoke’ Lawman, Dead at 88 The first episode, and a very young Matt Dillon, with Chester, Miss…

  • If you’re an old guy, here’s how to impress young ladies in the gym

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    Sent to me by my good friend and occasional humor consultant Karen – An old guy was working out in the gym when he spotted a sweet young thing. He asked the trainer that was nearby, "What machine in here should I use to impress that sweet young thing over there?" The trainer looked him…

  • The pending 62% maximum tax rate

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    Some of my friends love this … And the math is quite straightforward, based on Administration proposals. The 62% rate is understated for NY State and even more understated for NY City residents. This is because the analysis assumes the average state income tax of 4%. A New York City high earner will have over a 66%…

  • Real life Bear Grylls story

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    This guy must have watched a few episodes of Man vs. Wild Francisco Piedrahita, Colombian Academic, Survived On Urine And Plant Stems While Lost In Louisiana Swamp

  • My friend Judy’s new grandson Mason pays a visit.

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    To the deli for coffee a bottle this past Monday, with about eight of us. Along, of course with his Mom, Lee, down from Boston for a visit. Mason and Mom Judy and Lee Grandma Brigid – and Mason looks happy I’m pretty good with baby boys (don’t know how I’d cope with baby girl…

  • Joe’s graduation

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    Lovely event, held in the gym at Fordham University. The 25 second vid. And three pictures.  And Mom  and Tim!  At the beginning of the ceremony, they started with the National Anthem and it was very well done.  Here’s the scene inside the gym.  

  • How to tell the sex of a fly

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    From humor consultant Ellen. Very interesting – I had never heard this before.   A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter. “What are you doing?” She asked. “Hunting flies” He responded. “Oh. killing any?” She asked. “Yep. 3 males. 2 females.” He replied. Intrigued, she asked, “How can…

  • A Sugarloaf Mountain walk

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    I love the one hour hike up Sugarloaf Mountain, just north of Cold Spring and next to Breakneck Ridge. So last Friday, Brigid and I and Mike and Karen Riner met up, and headed up. It was a good opportunity for Mike to try out his new titanium hip, which he had installed about six months…

  • An interview with physicist Stephen Hawking

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    The theoretical physicist who suffers from A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig's Disease) and the author of "A Brief History of Time." Worth the five minutes it takes to read it. Life and the Cosmos, Word by Painstaking Word

  • Not everyone is happy that Pope John Paul II was beatified.

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    UPDATE: From one of my friends (a woman) re: Maureen Dowd (see below) -  "My theory is she was never picked for the May crowning of Mary. Really, the bitterness never goes away." I personally know a several people who are unhappy; they are "Traditionalists" of the extreme variety. Not only do they prefer the Latin Mass, but they…