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At the beginning of the summer my Uncle Bud (real name Anthony, but everyone calls him Bud or Buddy) and Aunt Ardis, along with my cousin Dorothy (Dorie) and her husband Keith, throw a big bash on their property in Gaylordsville, CT. Gaylordsville is about 35 minutes north of Danbury, just off Rte 7. This…

My friend Ellen Mullin forwarded this to me: Joe  walked into a sports bar around 9:58 PM. He sat down next to a blonde, Beth, at the bar and stared up at the TV. The 10:00 PM news was coming on. The news crew was covering a story of a man on a ledge of…

The boys started their summer programs today. Joe is in a five week program at Fordham Prep called the HAP, or High Achievement Program. I went down for the orientation this morning with him and it looks pretty interesting. In the morning they’re doing reading, math and language arts, and in the afternoon a variety…

Brigid and I were married 27 years ago yesterday, in the town of Mandeville, Jamaica, where we both were working as teachers. By coincidence, our best man, Mick Paine (see joke just below), called yesterday just to catch up. Our whole wedding, honeymoon thing was pretty funny.  I asked Brigid to marry me right after…

My friend Mick Paine related this story to me today. A gentleman goes into his neighborhood pharmacy and says to the pharmacist: "I’d like some arsenic please." The pharmacist says: "Arsenic – that’s a very dangerous medication. Do you have a prescription for it from your doctor?" the gentleman replies: "No I don’t, will a…

I really don’t follow soccer, but enjoyed this little ditty sent to me by my friend Paul McGeown of Northern Ireland: It is just before the England v Brazil match. Ronaldinho goes into the Brazilian changing room to find all his teammates looking a bit glum. "What’s up?" he asks. "Well, we’re having trouble getting…

Wow! Those beagles are smart. A cute story. A Bite and Bark That Saved a Life Her owner, Kevin Weaver, 34, was in the throes of a diabetic seizure, lying unconscious on his kitchen floor in Ocoee, Fla., when Belle located his phone and chomped down on the keypad, triggering a call. The only thing…

So Paul (as in McCartney, the Beetle) turns 64 tomorrow (Father’s Day). The NY Times has a cute article on him, including the genesis of the song "When I’m Sixty-four", which was on the 1967 album "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band." So Paul McCartney Is 64. Now What? – New York Times It’s a…

Last Saturday a young woman semi-streaked the Ireland – New Zealand international match (she left her bikini on). Story and picture are here:  Kiwi woman cashes in on bikini dash – OffTheField – RugbyHeaven She was fined for disorderly conduct, and then auctioned off her bikini onlne for 10 times the price of the fine.…

Our guinea pig Vindabel departed this veil of tears a little less than a month ago. Tom Faranda’s Folly: Sad news in farandaville as guinea pig leaves us It was sudden. A mini-tragedy, as is the loss of any pet. So today we got our new guinea pig. She was the most interesting-looking of the…