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I was at this shelter exactly 11 years ago today. Was doing a solo overnight hike on the Trail. Video has been watched almost 23,000 times and there are a number of comments. Here are the notes from the youtube text. And I still have the fleece jacket! In the video I called this the…

Gone at age 37 after being diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease) seven years ago. This is from Westchester Magazine – Quinn was a common fixture in Westchester schools, often speaking to assembled students on the topics of ALS and adversity. Average survival rates for ALS typically range from 20 to…

We followed up our trip to the Blaze in Bethpage, going to the original Blaze, where Brigid does her carving and other work. It’s great fun when, as she did in Bethpage, Brigid points out her work. Here she is with her Croton Taurus – she is not a Taurus herself but did the carving…

As we spend time Saturday at Rinerville. Outdoors and in the garage to preserve social distancing. So Karen and Mike cleaned up and improved Brigid’s roughed out carving and here’s how it came out!    

Gone at 84. Pretty famous in his day -  – as a football player, party guy, and gambler. Went from Notre Dame, where he was quarterback and won the Heisman Trophy,  to Green Bay Packers where he wore #5 and was converted to a halfback. He was a triple threat player, running, passing and kicking…

So… here are two pictures taken at 4:14 Sunday when I walked into our backyard. The light was pretty good – the pictures from my samsung phone don’t do it justice. And then below, the temporary resident who’d moved in last Friday. I believe this is called a jumping cricket. Mostly he (she?) was hanging…

At ninety years old. Here’s his introduction as James Bond in Dr. No.  

Wow what an exhibit (Scroll down when you hit the link). We went out to see it last night. Much larger space than The Blaze in Croton. Below are just a couple of Brigid’s doings – she designed Liberty (about 25 feet tall) and a couple of her carvings. I’m going to post much more…

This from Mike. A classic!  

Within 24 hours my vision was almost as good as my right eye – which had the same surgery in February, 2016. And by Sunday the two eyes were the same. Yay! The ophthalmologist  -who also did my right eye – was Kayvan Keyhani. Highly recommended. I’ve discussed with him the medical missions he’s been…