My brother Phil and his wife Ann had baby #4 this morning at 5:22 AM. Mark joins his siblings Luke, Catherine and Gregory. Here he is this morning a few minutes after his birth – He is grandchild #8 for my mother – seven boys and Catherine!
This from one of my humor consultants, Ellen Mullin. Subject: COUGH SYRUP The pharmacist walks into the store to find a guy leaning heavily Against a wall. He asks the blonde clerk "What’s with that guy over There by the wall?" The blonde clerk responds: "Well, he came in here this morning to get Something … Read more
This was sent to me by a good friend, who I haven’t seen in 25 years, by the name of Kevin Rowley. Brigid and I knew Kevin when we lived in Jamaica, where we all were teaching. Kevin was a wonderful rugby player, raconteur, and all-around good guy. He is currently in Australia. Lesson 1: … Read more
Barak Obama has some competition for the Dan Quayle Lite award (You know, an "empty suit", or "form without content". I wish I’d thought of the title, Dan Quayle Lite. It’s certainly not original with me!). Now Hannity is an OK interviewer on the radio, but he is ohhhh, soooo repetitive. And here is an … Read more
Saw the hematologist, Dr. Klimek, this morning at Sloan Kettering. My white cell count is still low – although possibly marginally better then it has been. The bone marrow biopsy from four weeks ago did show some abnormal cells – "displastic" is the term. So Dr. Klimek is more concerned now, then she had been, … Read more
Since we are aiming to do some camping and hiking this spring and summer, I have been doing some research. It’s been a very long time since I’ve done any extensive camping, beyond some car and tent camping at commercial sites and a couple of overnighters with Tim, the cub scout. In fact my last … Read more
Well, the season is coming to a close. There is loads of enthusiasm in the St. Augustine’s fourth grade boys team. There are 14 players and hardly any of them ever miss a game. This is despite lossing nine of their first ten games. Now though, the enthusiasm is paying off as they’ve won their … Read more
Here is a very interesting article in the Post on a little-known program that seems to have bipartisan support for expansion. Making Up for Lower Pay – washingtonpost.com When Michael Maynard’s company announced it was moving overseas, the 53-year-old machine technician from Massachusetts quickly found a job at another firm. As the sole provider for … Read more
Tim our fourth grader got two deficiencies at the midpoint in this marking period, in social studies and religion. Slightly odd subjects to be deficient in, but there you go. Today he came home with a religion test, where he’d gotten a 66. It was on the Ten Commandments. Here’s one of the questions, and … Read more
Last week I saw Dr. Zeitlin, the ENT physician treating my sinusitis, and again had a complete blood count (CBC) at MSK in Sleepy Hollow. My sinus infection feels much better, but I still have a drip. Dr. Z confirmed this when she stuck that little flexible tube up my nose and had a look-see. … Read more