I mentioned awhile ago that Led Zeppelin, the Band that put the “Heavy” in “Metal”, was coming back for a Concert Tom Faranda’s Folly: Led Zeppelin to do Tribute Concert and here Led Zeppelin | Rock Gods | Attitude at their reunion gig | The Sun |HomePage|Showbiz|Bizarre Evidently they still have it. Although check out … Read more
the NY Times had a good editorial this morning. Delay, Obstruction and Darfur – New York Times The world’s leaders say they care desperately about Darfur’s suffering, until they get distracted. It took years of international hand-wringing before the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution to send in 26,000 peacekeepers to replace a current … Read more
More good news. There seems to be progress weekly! Scientists Cure Mice Of Sickle Cell Using Stem Cell Technique – washingtonpost.com Using a recently developed technique for turning skin cells into stem cells, scientists have cured mice of sickle cell anemia — the first direct proof that the easily obtained cells can reverse an inherited, … Read more
Tuesday night a group of Fairfield alumni rugby players turned out at the White Horse Tavern in the Village for “a few beers a few laughs, and nobody gets hurt”, as John O’Neill (who couldn’t make it – in Hong Kong on business) might put it. I was actually the youngest in the group (finally … Read more
This past Friday, I took most of the day off, and with Brigid headed back to where we and three other women had ended our Appalachian Trail walk, over a month ago. Tom Faranda’s Folly: Through the Lemon Squeezer Maria and Kathy were unable to go, but Karen and her husband Mike (and their dog … Read more
in my opinion, since I am unaffiliated with any party, I have an extremely high level of mental health! The Gallup Poll people did a survey and found out the following: Republicans Report Much Better Mental Health Than Others Republicans are significantly more likely than Democrats or independents to rate their mental health as excellent, … Read more
The Washington Post had a feature on the recent realization in the medical community that breast cancer rates and severity have been underestimated for Black women. Breast Cancer Risk Underestimated for Blacks, Study Says – washingtonpost.com The new findings, published online yesterday by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, are the latest revelation about … Read more
Had my six month CAT scan yesterday. It produced the usual gastro-intestinal effects which I won’t bother detailing… and which kept me from going to the gym yesterday. My appointment to see the lymphoma guru, Dr. Zelenetz was postponed a week (he’ll be away at a conference), so I will see him two weeks from … Read more
Tomorow I go down to Sloan Kettering for my semi-annual CAT scan. The next week I see the Lymphoma guru, Dr. Zelenetz. I feel fine, no signs of any lumps or funny itching that might indicate the return of my mantle cell. So I expect a good report. I have been going to the gym … Read more
For the second year in row, Stepinac defeated White Plains H.S. on Thanksgiving. It was the 37th meeting, and I am sure White Plains is way ahead in the series (they have a much larger student body). But hey, you’re only as good as your last game! Stepinac finished the season with the best season … Read more