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  • Pretty cool video of underwater volcano

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    This is neat. It’s worth sitting through the 30 second commercial to see this thing erupt.Underwater Eruption ‘Wows’ Explorers

  • WSJ op ed: How come SAT scores are falling?

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    Here’s an interesting opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal from a fellow who owns a tutoring company in NY City. Free access on their opinionjournal site, and especially worth reading if you’ve got young children. OpinionJournal – Taste The explanation is much more straightforward. The average American receives a pretty mediocre education. The average…

  • Lunch with three ne’er do wells, or the 4 T’s luncheon

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    I went into Manhattan today. I was down in the financial district for the first time in quite a while – probably 18 months. The purpose was to have lunch with three people I used to work with, as we celebrated the engagement of one of them, Tish (as in Patricia) Lent. I met Tish…

  • Iraqi terrorist tells all

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    From the Wahington Post and a nasty reminder of reality. Reads like the confession of a mob hit man. Iraqi Insurgent Gives Chilling Confession An excerpt: Kerbouly said he was an Iraqi customs agent along the western border with Jordan and was in a position to know who was entering and leaving Iraq, and to…

  • Tim Faranda may have Randy Johnson worried

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    Well, it may be premature to tip off Joe Torre, but Tim had his pitching debut this past Saturday. I missed it, but Brigid was there. He’s in the third grader league, whatever that league level is called. Up until the week before, the coaches were doing the pitching. Anyway, he struck out the first…

  • Who says I’m useless around the house?

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    Actually, I am pretty useless. However this morning I managed to get the old refrigerator that was in the garage out to the curb (and take the doors off!!) in fifteen minutes. And I did it all myself. Or 98% myself. That’s my brother Jim’s car in the background – he’s in Bolivia on business…

  • OK. Who’s the comedian …

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    Who sent me the Ronald Reagan talking doll? Yup. I have some good ideas on who sent it and will track you down. If you push the button on his back, Ron spouts one of his many memorable phrases ("Go ahead and make my day"). Here’s what I’m going to do: leave him in the…

  • A little rugby

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    I don’t think I’ve mentioned rugby in months – since I was in Sloan Kettering in January. Since then, the French have won the Six Nations Crown, while the Irish took the Triple Crown (beating ye olde enemy England in the last two minutes). The Super 14 Provincial championship in the Southern hemisphere has come…

  • Sad news in farandaville as guinea pig leaves us

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    This morning as we were setting out for church around 10:30, Joe went to say good morning to our guinea pig Vindabel, and found her quite still, inside the small house in her cage. She must have died in the early hours of the morning, as she was cool to the touch and starting to…

  • A new era in Newark, NJ?

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    Here is an excellent op ed in the Wall Street Journal, written by a columnist for the Newark Star-Ledger. OpinionJournal – Cross Country It is full of hope that Newark will experience a renaissance, as a new mayor (37 year old Cory Booker) takes over. I hope so. I know Newark quite well, having several…