Rally for Darfur
It’s 5:45 Sunday morning, and Joe and I are off to DC for the Rally for Darfur. Story and a few pictures later.
Month: April 2006
blond joke
Why did the blond want to become a veterinarian?Because he loved children.
An evening fund-raiser for my old school
Earlier this month, I hosted some friends at a fund raiser for my old grammar school – St. Ann’s in Ossining. It was at a Wednesday evening Westchester Broadway Theatre showing of Aida and we had a “sky box”. Here is the official “photogenic couple of the night” shot And here is my good buddy … Read more
Quick health update
I had a CAT scan yesterday and some bloodwork today. The CAT scan is in anticipation of my meeting with the transplant doc, Dr. Kewalramani, next Tuesday. The bloodwork was to check my cell counts and see if I needed a white or red blood cell booster shot. The white cell count was a little … Read more
Couple of pictures from Disney vacation
Here I am with the boys in the Animal Kingdom, and a picture taken by Tim, as Brigid and I are in the doorway of the “kidsuite” part of our Holiday Inn hotel room. As you may be able to see in the second picture, the hair is coming back on my head (looks like … Read more
Back from Disneyworld
We all had a great time, with six days at the Disney theme parks (there are now four of them – The Magic Kingdom, MGM Studios, The Animal Kingdom, and EPCOT) as well as the two Disney water parks (Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon). I felt fine the whole time we were there, even though … Read more
Dramatic decline in U.S. death rate
A good report – an actual decline of almost 50,000 in the annual number of people dying. Update 1: U.S. Records Drastic Decline in Death Rate – Forbes.com Some excerpts: The 2 percent decrease, reported by the National Center for Health Statistics, came as a shock to many, because the U.S. is aging, growing in … Read more
Friday funnies – “Man Bashing”
From my friend Thea – with the more lewd ones deleted. Man-bashing… Q. What should you do if you see your ex-husband rolling around in pain on the ground? A. Shoot him again. Q. Why do little boys whine? A. Because they’re practicing to be men. Q. How many men does it take to screw … Read more
Easter
Happy Easter to all. We are off to the airport shortly and not sure if I’ll be posting this week. I have set a couple of timed postings to pop up this coming week.
Happy Easter
Jesus is Risen! For those of you who pursue such things, I hope you made a better Lent then I did. Easter Sunday evening Tom, Brigid, Joe and Tim fly out of Newark for six days in DisneyWorld. I may do one post tomorrow – Easter Sunday – and then I am not sure about … Read more