That’s the bridge from Wolf cub scout to Webelos. This evening was the blue and gold dinner, attended by scouts and their families (over 200 people) at St. Augustine’s school hall. The cub scout program is five years, and Wolf scout is year three (third grade). Webelos is two years, grades four and five. The … Read more
I saw my transplant doc, Dr. Kewalramani yesterday (Tuesday) and got a good report on my CAT scan from last week. The only issue was that I had some congestion or fluid or something in my chest, but he wasn’t concerned about it. No problem with my lymph nodes at all. So I have been … Read more
My twelve year old Joe and I both travelled to the Darfur Rally in Washington DC yesterday (Sunday). Darfur of course is part of the Sudan, where there has been two years of genocidal violence, resulting in 200,000+ deaths and over a million displaced and homeless refugees. Having only sent a few emails to the … Read more
It’s 5:45 Sunday morning, and Joe and I are off to DC for the Rally for Darfur. Story and a few pictures later.
Why did the blond want to become a veterinarian?Because he loved children.
Earlier this month, I hosted some friends at a fund raiser for my old grammar school – St. Ann’s in Ossining. It was at a Wednesday evening Westchester Broadway Theatre showing of Aida and we had a “sky box”. Here is the official “photogenic couple of the night” shot And here is my good buddy … Read more
I had a CAT scan yesterday and some bloodwork today. The CAT scan is in anticipation of my meeting with the transplant doc, Dr. Kewalramani, next Tuesday. The bloodwork was to check my cell counts and see if I needed a white or red blood cell booster shot. The white cell count was a little … Read more
Here I am with the boys in the Animal Kingdom, and a picture taken by Tim, as Brigid and I are in the doorway of the “kidsuite” part of our Holiday Inn hotel room. As you may be able to see in the second picture, the hair is coming back on my head (looks like … Read more
We all had a great time, with six days at the Disney theme parks (there are now four of them – The Magic Kingdom, MGM Studios, The Animal Kingdom, and EPCOT) as well as the two Disney water parks (Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon). I felt fine the whole time we were there, even though … Read more
A good report – an actual decline of almost 50,000 in the annual number of people dying. Update 1: U.S. Records Drastic Decline in Death Rate – Forbes.com Some excerpts: The 2 percent decrease, reported by the National Center for Health Statistics, came as a shock to many, because the U.S. is aging, growing in … Read more