Farandaville applauds: “Woman saves pet chinchilla from flood”
Our three chinchillas also applaud and whistle!
Feast of St. Margaret Clitherow, Brigid’s hometown Catholic martyr
Actually her Feast was yesterday, the 29th, along with two other English women martyrs. Below is something I posted about her last October 26th. She was married, with three children. And she must have been awfully tough. She lived in York and was executed there. Yesterday was the feast of the English martyrs, killed between … Read more
Waste of $1 trillion – nuclear weapons upgrade
Pathetic. Trump agrees to it and promotes it. Ohh and it started in the Obama Administration. From NPR, May, 2016: Obama also has put the U.S. on course to spend around $1 trillion on upgrading its nuclear arsenal over the next three decades I'm not a pacifist but this is an absurdity. Immoral weapons which … Read more
“Mayor DeBlasio targets NYC monuments”
At Columbus Circle; maybe replace Christopher Columbus with Che Guevara?
David Attenborough: “I feel better than ever about life on Earth”
This from the Telegraph (UK) which doesn't require registration – In a special event at the Edinburgh International Television Festival to mark 60 years of the Natural History Unit at BBC Studios, Sir David, 91, said: "I spend a lot of time wringing my hands and saying how dreadful it is, and how this forest … Read more
Feast of St. Rose of Lima
The first canonized Saint of the Western Hemisphere and Patron of Peru, the Philippines, and indigent people. Brigid and Joe were in Peru at this time last year. The link takes you to her wiki entry – Rose of Lima, T.O.S.D. (April 20, 1586 – August 24, 1617), was a member of the Third Order … Read more
NY Times: Walking as aid for those with early Alzheimer’s
Here's yesterday's posting I did on exercise and the brain. NY Times: 1st of a few I'll post on exercise & your brain And here's another – some benefits for people with early Alzheimer's – Frequent, Brisk Walks May Aid Those With Early Alzheimer’s For some people with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, frequent, brisk walks may … Read more
NY Times: 1st of a few I’ll post on exercise & your brain
Far and away the best part of the NY Times is their health and fitness section. The Right Dose of Exercise for the Aging Brain A small amount of exercise may improve our ability to think as we age, but more may not be better, according to a new study of exercise and cognition. ****** … Read more
Feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe
Who died in Auschwitz, substituting himself for another prisoner who was to be shot. I believe the prisoner survived the war and was at his Kolbe’s canonization in 1982. St. Maximilian Kolbe (1894–1941) was born in Poland to a devout Christian family. As a boy he had a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She … Read more
New Appalachian Trail “self-supported” record claimed
Self-supported meaning there wasn't a team – often by vehicle – supplying the hiker. That's 2,189 miles in just under 54 days (Do the math!).Excerpts below, but if you hit the link – it's a good story. Dan Binde, age 25, is from Lake Park, Minn. He departed the southern terminus of the AT on … Read more