Month: November 2020

The man behind the mask, but not the voice (James Earl Jones). He was 85.

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more