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The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze is on! Brigid in starring role!
Well maybe not starring but as an “artistic carver” she’s made a big contribution. This year’s Blaze runs from September 18 through November 21 at Van Cortlandt Manor. Fifteen years after its founding, Croton’s yearly Pumpkin Blaze is celebrating in a big way, even amidst a pandemic. “We are fortunate and excited to be able…
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Pigs fly – Leo Terrell to vote for Trump
This is amazing. Terrell is an attorney and ardent Democrat who frequently appears on FOX News to defend Democrat Party positions. However – law and order and school choice "Trump" party loyalty.
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A very timely quote from St. Augustine
His feast day was on the 28th. Brigid's lovely niece June sent this to Brigid. "Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times" (St. Augustine, Sermon 30). Ever ancient,…
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Ossining Black Lives Matter Rally scheduled for today is cancelled
Sorry but this seems to be a pretty thin reason to cancel. They should allow it. Black Lives Matter Rally Canceled In Ossining. The rally will not happen Saturday as the community grapples with the repercussions of the controversial concert re-billed as a protest. Rally organizers Douglas Oliver and Spencer Thomas said on Facebook that…
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Republican Convention – Sister Dede Byrne 4 minute speech
A military veteran and surgeon. Now the superior of her community in Washington. And quite amazing background if you hit the link – Sister Dede now spends her days as clinical director of the Catholic Charities Medical Clinic in Washington, where she cares for refugees, the poor and the uninsured. If her patients require surgery,…
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Catholic nun to speak at Republican Convention
She seems to have an amazing resume. Scheduled for tomorrow. Go here – Catholic sister to speak at Republican Convention
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Cardinal Dolan opening prayer – the Republican Convention – and his closing prayer at the Dem Convention of 2012
This was yesterday – Brigid wondering why he kept gazing heavenward … And here in 2012 –
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Trust me, cool map! Survey of NY City around 1940
Thanks to my friend Linda for this. Click on the link below, and then click on any of the (tiny) dots on the map for a view of that exact street and building. From a survey done from 1939-1941! It’s a little fiddly but quite neat once you get the hang of it. Full disclosure…
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Great story: the man who sailed around the world with no instruments (not even a compass or watch)
I loved it. This is an obituary from the NY Times for "Marvin Creamer, a Mariner Who Sailed Like the Ancients, Dies at 104". No GPS for him, not even a sextant; the sun and the stars did nicely. He was the first recorded person to sail round the world without navigational instruments. And here's…