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My brother Phil gets quoted (again) in the NY Times
Yesterday. A relatively short (12 paragraphs) article in the Real Estate section, "When Borrowers Default on Second Homes" Even in a nonrecourse state, however, those homeowners who opt for a strategic default on a previously refinanced property may not be protected from lenders, because the mortgage in such a case was not accorded for a first purchase,…
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Parish teenagers do a sleep out to raise money for the homeless
Nice article with a front page picture in the Westchester Journal News. The link does not take you directly to the article. Hit "westchester" and the "sleep out" to get there. The third annual "Sleep Out" fundraiser took place Saturday night through this morning at Holy Name of Mary Church on Grand Street. It's the…
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Mariano Rivera goes with Yanks – two year deal worth $30 mil.
Despite evidently getting better offers from other teams! While the Yankee winter has been dominated by the negotiations between Yankee captain Derek Jeter and the club's front office, Rivera's free agent status went quietly under the radar, although his importance is immeasurable.
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News on new baby Emma
My college roommate's new grandaughter, who I posted about here – A new – and tiny – baby is doing well. She's now 46 days since her very premature birth and hit 2 pounds a couple of days ago. Her adjusted gestational age is 30 weeks(!). Here's the blog to take a peak – amazing…
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Tim’s last Little League football game
Basketball season for Tim started thie past weekend – playing CYO for St. Augustine’s. Here’s his “Pro Bowl” match from two weeks ago – the best 8th graders. His team was “The South”. Tim is #56, on the right And here he makes a play – gets a sack – when the QB on the…
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Stepinac completes perfect 12-0 season; beats White Plains 42-14
I watched a replay Wednesday of their 41-6 victory last Saturday to win the AA championship (there's now a cable station devoted to only local high school sports!). They are really a dominating team. Stepinac has been playing White Plains in the "Turkey Bowl" probably since the school opened in the 50's. With four times…
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A canoe accident off the Hudson River – almost a bad ending
For Brigid and all my kayaking friends … An upstate teen and his grandfather endured three terrifying hours stranded in a muddy marsh after their canoe capsized. They were saved Wednesday night only by texting for help.
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Liberals have the rest of us figured out – We’re stupid
Thanks to Ann Althouse at the University of Wisconsin law school for pointing this out – Here's her full posting – A Madison liberal struggles to understand the 2010 elections and runs to the classic liberal explanation: The people are stupid. Here is the actual article she mentions, along with a short excerpt - The triumph…
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More on Medal of Honor recipient Salvatore Giunta
I posted about Sgt. Giunta this morning. Here's more – two short videos. And here's the award ceremony – hit the link – CNN doesn't allow embedding of videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK3N5_VUAXw
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Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, latest Medal of Honor winner
UPDATE: Go here More on Medal of Honor winner Salvatore Giunta Beautiful story. "The man who has earned it is the first from this war to live to see it." What kind of man is that? When we think of military heroism, we may think of Rambos decorated for great damage inflicted on the enemy.…