Edward Kennedy
There's a Latin saying: "De mortuis nil nisi bonum" The best translation is: "Speak nothing but good of the dead." UPDATE: Here's the Washington post editorial – Sen. Edward M. Kennedy: Champion of Noble Causes – washingtonpost.com
Little girl’s “Prayer for Dad” – from my Australian humor correspondent Kevin
Dear God, This year please send clothes for all those poor ladies in Daddy’s computer. Amen
Judy – A fish story
Sort of. My friend and business associate Judy was goofing off took the day off yesterday and went fishing on her son Mike’s boat in the sound. Catch of the day by Judy
Nat Hentoff – Liberal defender of the First Amendment: “I am finally scared of a White House Administration.”
Hentoff, Nat Hentoff – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia an old line secular Jewish liberal, Village Voice columnist, and author of several books and many, many articles on the First Amendment and freedom of speech. Nat Hentoff I was not intimidated during J. Edgar Hoover's FBI hunt for reporters like me who criticized him. I railed against … Read more
Does exercise reduce the risk of cancer?
Yes – more and more evidence that it can substantially lower the risk of cancer. Phys Ed: Does Exercise Reduce Your Cancer Risk? – Well Blog – NYTimes.com What these recent studies, including the one from Finland, share is the suggestion that, in order to use exercise to reduce the risk of cancer, you must … Read more
Working out to prevent lymphedema
Lymphedema, a problem especially for breast cancer patients. Well – Weight Lifting May Help to Avert Lymph Problem – NYTimes.com After a woman has surgery for breast cancer, she is typically given a long list of don’ts. Don’t lift anything heavier than 15 pounds, including your child. Don’t carry a heavy purse or grocery bags. … Read more
Croton U12 baseball travel team are the summer champs
Wow. With an exciting 1-0 win Friday, Tim’s team won the playoffs in undefeated fashion. After only losing one game in league play, they got a bye in the first round and home field advantage throughout the tournament. It was a double elimination tournament, but they didn’t lose any games in the tournament. Croton scored … Read more
My past Sunday solo hike on the Appalachian Trail
Ever since my planned overnight hike with Tim turned into a 4 mile day hike (at his insistence) Hike with Tim on the Appalachian Trail didn’t exactly work out as planned way back in September ’07, I’ve wanted to finish the additional 7 and a half miles. I’ve planned it on several occasions, only to have it fall … Read more
Blogging Faranda
Sometime today this weblog hit 100,000 page views, according to the typepad software. Page view figures don't directly equate to the number of visitors – one person could click on links and register multiple page views. Or, the visitor could register only one page view while scrolling through the postings. I never bothered to put a … Read more
Global Warming Update: UN says only four months to solve problems
Remarks of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Remarks to the Global Environment Forum We can foster a green economy and green growth. We can fight hunger and poverty while protecting the environment. The downside is equally dramatic. If we fail to act, climate change will intensify droughts, floods and other natural disasters. Water shortages will affect … Read more