Ex Jesuit gay seminarian goes public

last week in The Daily Beast. I read it, all 62 paragraphs (took maybe ten minutes). He's now a seminarian in the Episcopal Church. Here's the whole thing for anyone interested. Confessions of a Gay Jesuit: How I Was Forced To Leave My Church—And Calling

Here’s the skydiving rescue video

Wow. What an amazing save by the instructor. The video has been seen 4 million times since posted yesterday. Here’s the full video at this link – it’s two minutes long. http://youtu.be/55QUQHm2B5A Or just watch this report, which has it all, plus the landing.  

Wrapup – last Saturday’s Hike of the Month

The actual hike was only one mile; 50 minutes in the snow. it was the short loop – the Annsville Creek Trail – in the Hudson Highlands Gateway Park. It’s a few minutes from the Annsville Traffic circle and only about three minutes from the Cortlandt Colonial Restaurant. Besides being well-marked by red tags, there … Read more

How retired Fairfield ruggers party

Ahhh, this is classic. At a fundraiser for the Fairfield U. Rugby Club, sponsored by FOFR (Friends of Fairfield Rugby) which I attended along with 60-70 other rugby alumni on Friday, February 6th – two weeks ago. Here’s a shot of the NY Public Library which I took on a whim walking to Blaggard’s Pub … Read more

Find Tim #3, in Madrid

Thursday morning I texted him and he said they were on the way to the Prado. I’ve been – it’s one of the world’s great museums for painting. Here are the first two pictures Tim is in Europe; find him in this picture  &  Another – Find Tim – this time Paris I believe this is … Read more

Woman hiker dies of exposure

An experienced outdoorswoman. But the New Hampshire mountains, solo, in this weather? NYC financial analyst, married to JP Morgan exec, dies of exposure during solo hike in New Hampshire mountains. Kate Matrosova, 32, of New York City, died from exposure after activating her emergency beacon Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Her body was found by searchers … Read more