Wednesday was Tim’s 13th birthday, joining Joe (16) as a teenager(!). For the historic occasion, we got some pictures. As many are aware, it’s no fun trying to get pictures of your kids when they’re in their teens. Here’s Tim, messing with his big birthday present, which is an iTouch. Here he is wearing his … Read more
Posted about the first day here. My solo overnighter on the Appalachian Trail, when I was out the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving. The second day was an 8.7 mile hike. Miles five through seven, from Rte 52 going south and west, were unexpectedly tough. Narrow, rocky, up and down, the trail totally covered with leaves. I actually … Read more
Last Friday and Saturday, as previously mentioned here Off on a 24 hour adventure & Back from my 25 hour solo Appalachian Trail overnighter . I made three short videos, as well as took a bunch of photos. Here’s the longest vid – only about a minute and a half. Note I called the shelter the “Morgan Stanley” … Read more
A minute and a half. Nothing like home movies … Ok, and a few pictures. Ann shows off the turntable for those vinyl musical antiques! and Max the dog.
As I mentioned here. Off on a 24 hour adventure It was excellent. Some of the terrain today was very rugged, and being totally leaf-covered made it that much trickier. Much more to follow, but here’s where I stayed last night, and my Friday evening self-portrait.
From yesterday's Journal News. Sue is nine votes behind … Poll site snafu disrupts Westchester County board outcome | LoHud.com | The Journal News “We’re asking the court to preserve the results of the election until the situation in election District 11 gets sorted out,” Konig said. “A judge will have to decide whether any … Read more
One thing the Washington Post columnist surely got right – Dis no longer a "trendy, breathless global cause" – Michael Gerson – Michael Gerson on how U.S. policy fails Darfur – washingtonpost.com Her story is in a recent, exhaustive, chilling report on Sudan written by a panel of experts at the United Nations. A U.N. … Read more
I've written a few times about Fr. Groeschel, like here Tom Faranda's Folly: The official Guru of the Faranda family, featured in NY Times article . Here is a fine, fine, tribute to him.
A (very) short video. I previously posted about this here The Catholic initiative to welcome Anglican Christians into full communion with the Church and here The Anglican Church consulted with the Vatican on the movement of Anglican communities into the Catholic…
Great story – Girardi steps up in a life-threatening situation. Yankees manager turns good Samaritan | LoHud.com | The Journal News After leading his team to a World Series championship, Girardi and his family were returning home to Purchase when he came upon the accident along an eastbound blind curve where the road meets the … Read more