Hawking is the famous British scientist who has been in a wheelchair for decades with Lou Gehrig's Disease. Here he is in 2006. Considering his disability, he has lead an amazing and creative life. He had a 30 + year career at Cambridge, and he just retired . Back in 1988 he wrote a very popular book on … Read more
Men have more regrets about having fewer children. A little surprising? Male scientists who said their careers kept them from having more children regretted their sparsely populated households more than their female counterparts.
Just got homae a few minutes ago from an overnight hike in the A.T. My friend Maria was a last minute scratch, so it was a threesome. Brigid drove us to the top of Bear Mountain yesterday and Jeanne Marie’s husband Damian picked us up at 3 o’clock today on Arden Valley Road, near Tiorati … Read more
You may have heard of the protest, set off by the owner of the building refusing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa’s birthday by lightingthe building in blue and white. It’s quite sandard for groups and businesses to apply to the building to use a particular lighting arrangement at the top, to celebrate … Read more
Let's here it for Thomas! WEST SAYVILLE, N.Y. — Without doubt, many more people line the sidewalks to see the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Manhattan than to watch the St. Mary Malankara Indian Orthodox Church’s annual Assumption Day Parade, which began here on Sunday with the usual blowing of the kumbu horn and the … Read more
The Louisville native has reconciled with the Roman Catholic Church after being away from it for more than 80 years. In the end, O'Bryan reconciled with the church because of the actions of a priest — the same reason he said he left in the first place. O'Bryan, now 89 and living in northern California, … Read more
Yesterday I had a quick solo afternoon walk over Bear Mountain Bridge and into the Bear Mountain State Park, The Appalachian Trail literally goes through the picnic area of the Park, before turning up to the west and over Bear Mountain. If some of this seems familiar, well this was last November Walkin’ the Bear … Read more
Yesterday I had my six month check-up at Sloan Kettering with Dr. Zelenetz. I didn't have a CAT scan, since I only have one/yr. now. Had no issues – blood work was fine, BP 111/68 and I weighed 164.7 lbs with my pants on. That's up from the 151 I weighed when I left Sloan in January, '06 after … Read more
More bad news, as I age … Maybe I'll just have to practice more? If you feel like you can’t drink the way you used to, you’re not alone. An aging body is more sensitive to alcohol than a younger one. The reason is that older people metabolize alcohol more slowly, and they also have … Read more
Fr. Groeschel, the official guru of the Faranda family. I’ve written about him on a few postings. The CFR’s are a Franciscan community. Go here for their website. Of course final vows – a big day for a Friar. I suppose, akin to getting married. Final Vows, August 1, 2010