Jimmy Carter was a very unlucky President. But he was the best ex-President I can remember. Good for them! The article is from the Atlantic Journal – Constitution and very good. Jimmy Carter won the presidency and a Nobel Peace Prize. But the best thing ever to happen to him, he says, occurred on July … Read more
This is from the Jesuit magazine America. Doctors say the bowel problems that the 84-year-old pope was experiencing are very common in older people, although only about 10% to 20% of people with similar problems require surgery. According to the Vatican, Pope Francis had the left part of his bowel removed in a three-hour operation … Read more
The afternoon started with a kind of flag-raising. Back the Blue – Then I did a quick (3.6 mile) solo hike/walk in the Hudson Gateway reserve. Quite hilly. No one else was there – didn’t see a single person. Here’s the pond near one of the entrances – gross looking but the frogs must have … Read more