UPDATE: Another NYT column aboutthe ebook No Easy Op, which discusses this book and it's author. The reviewer is long-time NYT critic and reviewer, Janet Maslin (Who is married to Benjamin Cheever, sone of the very acclaimed fction writer and Ossining resident, the late John Cheever). I didn't know this, but Maslin lives in Pleasantville, … Read more
Certainly for anyone my age or thereabouts, a great American hero. First moonwalker Neil Armstrong's death at the age of 82 marks the passing of a "reluctant American hero," as well as the dimming of the Space Age's brightest moment. Armstrong has been immortalized in human history as the first human to set foot on … Read more
Yeah, Peter Singer. For years he's written extensively on how you have to qualify to live. At least he's honest about it. He's written elsewhere many times that an adult dog has more rights then a newborn. I found his article referenced here – To the ears of us ordinary people, it sounds like the … Read more
Pretty good. Once upon a time there was a blonde with long hair, blue eyes, who was sick of all the blonde jokes. So she decided to get a make over; she cut and dyed her hair. She also went out and bought a new convertible. She went driving down a country road and came … Read more
Cullen Jones won a gold medal in the famous 4×100 freestyle relay in Bejing in 2008, where the USA just beat France after an epic swim by the American anchor swimmer, Jason Lezak. Now in this Olympics he’s won a silver in the same 4×100 relay and then Friday got a silver in the 50 … Read more
The 400 m hurdles has got to be the toughest race – virtually a sprint and jump over the hurdles! I remember I had taped this live on our VCR, along with lots of other races. Last night I went looking for it on youtube. The vid below is what Brigid and I saw – … Read more
Remember "Ride, Sally Ride!" The first American woman in space. We shared two things – we were both born in 1951, and we both played rugby! Here are a couple of articles about her – By becoming the first U.S. woman—and youngest astronaut—in space, Sally Ride, who died Monday from pancreatic cancer, was a pioneer … Read more
The columnist – a true left wing socialist, quasi-communist. For several years he had a weekly column in the Wall Street Journal. He used to remind me of the late Christopher Hitchens, who according to the article below, he didn't like. Not pure leftist enough, I guess. Like Hitchens, he was a clever writer but … Read more
this came from my friend Nancy, who received it from our joint friend Antoinette. Msgr. Franco is the Pastor of St. Augustine's in Ossining, which is also the parochial school that Joe and Tim attended. Way back when Sheen had his successful TV program, Hilary Franco was the "angel" who mysteriously wiiped the chalkboard. The … Read more
And evidently better for the adults. How's this for a journalistic coup? It's actually a comprehensive article with reams of data. And of course, some children of single parents do fine. Two Classes, Divided by ‘I Do’ The economic storms of recent years have raised concerns about growing inequality and questions about a core national … Read more