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Brigid is currently up the river on the Half Moon
That’s the Hudson River. She is sailing on the replica of the Half Moon, the ship Henry Hudson sailed when he discovered the Hudson River. The 400th anniversary of the discovery is next year, and aficionado’s of the history have been prepping this past year for the anniversary. Brigid got interested because the Half Moon was a Dutch ship, but…
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When day hikes go bad
Having just posted about a walk on the Appalachian Trail 25 minutes from our house Nice hike on the Appalachian Trail , here's a reminder that you can get in trouble even on what you think is a straightforward walk in the woods. News: A day hike that almost ended in death | hagner, rozler, started,…
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Nice hike on the Appalachian Trail
It’s been months since we managed to get out for a nice hike Last Friday’s Doodletown walk; but after several cancelled efforts, Brigid and I got out for a five miles and a bit hike on Wednesday. It was just the two of us; none of our compadres were available. And there was no one else…
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Tim’s first playoff game: Ossining 39, Armonk 38 (in OT)
Great game Sunday at Armonk. Ossining led the whole game and was up 32-16 going into the last few minutes. And then Armonk scored twice and kicked the extra points (in the 5th-6th grade, if you kick the extra point it’s a two point conversion). But while Armonk scored a touchdown in the overtime, the conversion…
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A little vintage rugby – how to play fullback from the ’70’s
JPR Williams, who went on to become a sportsmedicine surgeon. Over a 12 year period he played 55 times for Wales and eight matches forthe British Lions. Definitely the 70's -note the lamb chop sideburns. To read a bit about Williams, hit the link and scroll down. The youtube video is less than three minutes…
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Tim selected for his first All Star team
Tim was one of four boys selected by his own teammates for the sixth grade Little League football All Star game. And he was the only lineman selected. I suspect that the other teams involved will also pick few lineman (lets face it; the line is not the flash place to be in football) so…
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Martin Sheen in ad opposing euthanasia legislation in State of Washington
Here’s my Martin Sheen story. A year or two before he became the President in the series, The West Wing (Prez. Barrett? Bartlett? Whatever – I never watched it) I spent a couple of hours with him in a midtown Manhattan precinct lock-up. Sheen is/was an anti-war activist and we were arrested at a planned…
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Joe Faranda, official Information Technology (IT) consultant to Thomas G. Faranda & Associates
Here’s Joe yesterday afternoon, working on moving data from my laptop and office desktop computer onto a new office computer. This is the “work station” room of my office space. Note the neatly arranged files and desks … yuk, yuk, yuk.
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Blonde joke from humor consultant Ellen
A blonde goes into a coffee shop and notices there's a 'peel and win' sticker on her coffee cup. So she peels it off and starts screaming, 'I've won a motor home! I've won a motor home!'…
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Warren Buffett, the “Sage of Omaha” and second richest man in America, opines on the stock market.
Warren Buffet is a famed value investor, and he's been doing it successfully for five decades. Below is his oped in the NY Times from a few days ago. By the way, the richest man in America is Bill Gates. Op-Ed Contributor – Buy American. I Am. – NYTimes.com Equities will almost certainly outperform cash…