Saturday, at WestHill HS in Stamford CT., a controlled freshman football scrimmage. Beside Stepinac, New Canaan and WestHill participated. As I think I’ve written, Stepinac HS football is big-time high school ball. How big? Go here. Stepinac was 12-0 last year and is in the metropolitan AAA CHSFL (Catholic High School Football League). So the … Read more
Sponsored by the Croton Yacht Club (we’re not members; don’t own a rowboat, much less a yacht). Brigid has this “interesting” booth where people vote on the best “river dog”. She looks pretty Irish, doesn’t she? Half on her mother’s side. Taken by occasional contributor Marie.
The 10:45 Mass at Holy Name of Mary was a lovely service commemorating those who’d lost their lives on 9/11, or thereafter due to illness or injury from the attack. And there was additional Thanksgiving and remembrance for First Responders – police, fireman and EMS – with a nice contingent in attendance. Our new pastor, Fr. … Read more
last July I posted this – with a wonderful short video – Great article – Mariano Rivera: How he does it about Yankee closer Mariano Rivera and his cutter. Now here’s another fine article, as Mariano carries on! “Ever since that day, I said this guy was going to be pretty good in the big leagues,” Posada … Read more
Well, two of the cousins, anyway. Good video if you like little boys (and trains). Very funny ending as Mark tries to figure out how to use a water fountain. http://youtu.be/z7mMjGW1DPw
An inside the park home run is (I think) the most exciting 14 or so seconds in sports. The other day Granderson had an inside the parker for the Yankees. Here's how to run yourself out of one – hopefully the video is still up Braun takes tumble on inside-the-park bid
Joe and I are driving up to Rochester Institute of Technology later today, as he starts his five year co-op electrical engineering program. We are actually stopping in Cortland tonight and will get to the campus Wednesday morning. Joe will rightly be delighted to be on his own at college, but his mom and dad will … Read more
We begin with physicians, for whom a combination of factors can conspire against success. They take eight or so years off from the world to do nothing but learn how to be doctors, then receive a six-figure annual paycheck with no real idea of what to do with it. If they can save lives, many … Read more
This was a huge commotion in Croton from about 5:30 onward yesterday. As I was returning from the gym rescue vehicles from Croton and Ossining were pouring into the south end of the Croton train station, where kayaks and canoes are normally launched from. Later on, we turned on channel 12, which had amateur video of … Read more
His column is already up online and will be in the NYT Sunday magazine section. Asking Candidates Tougher Questions About Faith The ignorance is embarrassing. A small error (which has since been corrected in the online edition) – he said Rick Santorum, ex-Senator of Pennsylvania and now running for President, was a fervent evangelical. You … Read more