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The President and founder of GoLite, a specialty firm that makes ultralight hiking gear, decided to go for a world’s alpine style hiking record. That means no re-supply, you carry everything. Hit the link for the extended article. Outside Blog Demetrios Coupounas, founder of GoLite, set out to spend 40 days and 40 nights hiking…

This is funny. Limbaugh’s Following Extends to Ads – New York Times The study found that Mr. Limbaugh’s share of radio listeners was greatest during commercials, beating his share during on-air segments by 0.18 percentage point. >>>>>> The study also found that Mr. Limbaugh did worst during minutes in which he was expressing approval, with…

Well, it is cooler (they say), but it’s going to get warmer (they say). Very confusing. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Global temperatures ‘to decrease’ … But this year’s temperatures would still be way above the average – and we would soon exceed the record year of 1998 because of global warming induced by greenhouse…

We were at the game courtesy of our winning a drawing at the Business Council of Westchester “Mega Mixer,” which I talked about here. Tom Faranda’s Folly: Westchester Business Council Mega-Mixer sends Farandas to Yankee Stadium I knew we would be in the upper deck, down the left field line, but didn’t realize that the…

This is pretty straightforward! The White Mountains are in New Hampshire.

Pax Christi is the Catholic peace organization. The Stations of the Cross going across Manhattan, mostly on 42nd St., are the New York branch’s biggest event of the year. This was the 26th year in a row they organized the Stations. Brigid and I participated for many years, from about 1991. I think being involved…

After 10:45 Mass (very crowded!) we went over to the Gagnon Estate for an Easter egg hunt and Easter dinner. This is a bit of a tradition – we’ve gone to the Gagnon’s for quite a few Easter days. Two of the six Gagnon’s were not around – Monica is working in France, and Nate…

Today we are going to the 10:45 Mass, and then over to the Gagnons to eat lots of food and drink a bit of wine. I thought this was a cool picture.  Tom Faranda’s Folly: "Apostles Peter and John hurry to the tomb on the morning of the Resurrection" Unfortunately it’s a little small –…

That’s the title of this painting, done by Eugene Burnand in 1898. It’s on the current cover of the Jesuit weekly magazine, America.

My friend Laura put me on to this picture, very coincidentally, yesterday. It is by British artist Herbert Schmalz (1856-1935). You can just see Calvary in the upper right hand corner. This morning I will be doing the Pax Christi Stations of the Cross, going across midtown Manhattan.