My brother Phil gets quoted (again) in the media

Winter didn't freeze out region's homebuyers For the second consecutive month there has been a decline in sales of existing homes nationally. The drop was 6 percent in December, and more of the same is expected for January and February when those numbers are announced, said the National Association of Realtors. ****** Not so for … Read more

Good investment article on not letting ideology kill your investment returns

As in, don't let liberal-conservative-right wing-left wing-democrat-republican mess with investment management reality. Off the Bloomberg website by a financial manager I hadn't heard of before. “It’s going to blow up the deficit, won’t create any jobs and will cause all sorts of other problems.” A hedge-fund manager was lecturing me about the Jobs and Growth … Read more

Another study: Even if you only start exercising later in life, exercising and “aging well” are related,

A good article from the NY Times – being physically active during adulthood is particularly important. In one large-scale study published last fall that looked at more than 12,000 Australian men aged between 65 and 83, those who engaged in about 30 minutes of exercise five or so times per week were much healthier and … Read more

We are quite familiar with this pregnancy center undergoing persecution in NY City

And it is a persecution. A true witchhunt. They were instrumental in our getting Tim. Pregnancy Center Wins Another Battle Against New York’s Bid to Shut It Down The subpoena is not based upon any evidence indicating a pattern of unlawful conduct by our client. Rather, the subpoena is quite similar to one sent to … Read more

The Midnight Run crowd from Saturday night, January 25th.

Yes, it was nippy out that night. Although warmer in Manhattan than it was in the ‘burbs. Took this picture before we set out from Croton in four cars/vans with sandwiches/fruit/soup/hot chocolate/desserts along with bins of clothes/toiletries/etc, etc. I’d forgotten that I had taken a few photos before we left, but was reminded when Brigid’s … Read more