A father of three children, in the Rhode Island National Guard. Sgt. Dennis Weichel, 29, died in Afghanistan last week as he lifted an Afghan girl who was in the path of a large military vehicle barreling down a road.
When he played for the Met Union Select Side. I still remember him making a left footed drop goal (playing flyhalf), which started a big rally for us. NY won, after we trailed by something like 20 points, against Eastern Penn. It was a very memorable game for a few reasons, not the least of … Read more
had my annual CAT scan and my semi-annual visit with my lymphoma oncologist Dr. Zelenetz last week, at Sloan Kettering. CAT scan was "pristine" and everything else seems fine. Bloodwork has a few odd things, but that's been the case since my chemotherapy ended in january, 2006 (Six years ago! Hard to believe!!). Probably due … Read more
That’s for: Mothers Against Daughters Dating Democrats There’s also a D.A.D.D.D. group …
And famous for the much-copied line “Come on, you sons of bitches! Do you want to live forever?” You can read about Dan here or learn more about him in this online posting, which is unfortunately laced with four letter words (you’ve been warned) Badass of the week A New Yorker (of course) and only … Read more
This is a pretty good feature from the NY Times printed a couple of weeks ago. The priest is a Harvard grad. Excerpts below, but hit the link forthe whole not-very-long article, which was quite fair. The Message on Contraception, Without Apology NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — It was last Sunday morning, and the Rev. Roger … Read more
Which is on Rte 134, off Rte 9A, going about a mile and half east on 134. Tim was off with friends so we had a spur of the moment walk. Should have been about a half hour, but Brigid (“What is that thing coming out of that wood?” … “Do you see that wall … Read more
The Population Research Institute (PRI) The Head of a Catholic Nonprofit Explains: "Why My Employees Don't Want Free Birth Control" (Even if Sandra Fluke Does)
For the unitiated, there are 15 players in rugby, eight forwards and seven backs. The forwards are typically large, hairy-assed men who would have cumulative scores on their SAT's of about 420 (under the old system; 622 under the new, three part SAT). They are the guys who are in the rugby-iconic scrum. My friend … Read more
Ahhh, a great read – both volume 1 and volume 2. Yes, today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. And many people do try and do some serious spiritual reading during the 40 day period. Here was my review of the first Volume Latest Read: Jesus of Nazareth which I read right after it … Read more