Tim’s first high school football (actually a scrimmage and doesn’t count, but what the heck?)

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

Nice photo of Brigid at “River Day”

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.  

9/11 service at Holy Name of Mary

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

Mariano Rivera and, oh, that cut fastball!

 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

The inside the park home run that wasn’t

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 heads to RIT today

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

The Croton drowning death

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

NYT chief editor Bill Keller compares religious belief with belief “that space aliens dwell among us”

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