See the map, which shows that you are walking (all uphill!) seven tenths of a mile to Breakneck Ridge. The Nimham route only opened last year – someone constructed a million five hundred stone steps! You come out about halfway up, arriving above the flag that is on Breakneck. It’s still a vigorous walk – … Read more
Excellent nine minute interview. I’ve posted a few times about Peterson and here’s a review of his blockbuster book from four years ago, which I really enjoyed. Recent Read: “12 Rules for Life, an Antidote to Chaos”. Worth investing nine minutes to watch –
So despite her disdain for Trump, she holds to her pro-life values. What will Pelosi say?
Go here for the whole article – Fr. Alfredo Infante, SJ, helped publish in March an investigation into 1,414 extrajudicial police killings in his country last year. Now, the priest is facing charges of “aggravated and continued defamation” for “exposing the [state] governor to public hatred and contempt.” Infante and his lawyer spoke to Edgar … Read more
I (we) were married in 1979, so seven more years to go on the deal before considering a renewal. Meanwhile Brigid is in the UK -in Scotland right now, having visited her sister outside of London a few days ago. Brigid off to England and Scotland for two weeks She is retracing some camping trips … Read more
The list below the picture… 10 Times Socialism Actually Worked Bernie Sanders famously said that “real” socialism has never been tried. Frankly, we’re shocked he would ever suggest such a thing because there are numerous examples of real socialist utopias that we have to pull from. Here are just a few: 1) Star Trek’s Federation … Read more
Oh so true, and coming from a liberal Democrat television personality. Jones refers to these "weird talkers" as highly educated – but depends on your definition of educated… For the uninitiated, He mentions "BIPOC", which stands for black, indigenous, people of color.
Of course they are diametric opposites on judicial philosophy. Evidently their relationship is similar to the close friendship between Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Justice Antonin Scalia. Moral of the story: You don’t have to despise and hate people you disagree with.
So on Saturday I left my car at the south end of the Wilkinson Trail – across from the Breakneck Ridge weekend train stop. Tim then drove me to Mt. Beacon (actually two peaks; the highest in the Hudson Highlands) with my goal of going up to the two peaks and then south on the … Read more
No surprise of course. Understandable if you view God is a guy with a white beard floating on a cloud. The vast majority of U.S. adults believe in God, but the 81% who do so is down six percentage points from 2017 and is the lowest in Gallup's trend. Between 1944 and 2011, more than … Read more