Let's here it for Thomas! WEST SAYVILLE, N.Y. — Without doubt, many more people line the sidewalks to see the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Manhattan than to watch the St. Mary Malankara Indian Orthodox Church’s annual Assumption Day Parade, which began here on Sunday with the usual blowing of the kumbu horn and the … Read more
The Louisville native has reconciled with the Roman Catholic Church after being away from it for more than 80 years. In the end, O'Bryan reconciled with the church because of the actions of a priest — the same reason he said he left in the first place. O'Bryan, now 89 and living in northern California, … Read more
Yesterday I had a quick solo afternoon walk over Bear Mountain Bridge and into the Bear Mountain State Park, The Appalachian Trail literally goes through the picnic area of the Park, before turning up to the west and over Bear Mountain. If some of this seems familiar, well this was last November Walkin’ the Bear … Read more
Yesterday I had my six month check-up at Sloan Kettering with Dr. Zelenetz. I didn't have a CAT scan, since I only have one/yr. now. Had no issues – blood work was fine, BP 111/68 and I weighed 164.7 lbs with my pants on. That's up from the 151 I weighed when I left Sloan in January, '06 after … Read more
More bad news, as I age … Maybe I'll just have to practice more? If you feel like you can’t drink the way you used to, you’re not alone. An aging body is more sensitive to alcohol than a younger one. The reason is that older people metabolize alcohol more slowly, and they also have … Read more
Fr. Groeschel, the official guru of the Faranda family. I’ve written about him on a few postings. The CFR’s are a Franciscan community. Go here for their website. Of course final vows – a big day for a Friar. I suppose, akin to getting married. Final Vows, August 1, 2010
As Farandas complete their fourth wedding attendance of the year – a Grand Slam! All four are children of classmates of mine from Fairfield. Here’s The Cannon clan with new “member” – the groom Robert. From left to right, daughter Laura, Dennis, Denice, and bride Anne-Marie. And through the miracle of digital photography, here is … Read more
Nice. The catch that kept the Giants alive in the 2007 season Super Bowl, as they scored the winning touchdown four plays later. If you don't remember, have a look here – Ohh yeah, Giants rule … at my posting of that day. And here's the brief retirement story. David Tyree, Ike Hilliard Retire as Giants
UPDATE: Less then 30 minutes after I posted this, some troll posted the first comment below. I decided to leave it up for all to see. Off Zenit.com – Bishops Praise Court Injunction on Arizona Law Urge Legislators to Fix Broken Immigration System PHOENIX, Arizona, JULY 29, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The bishops of Arizona and New … Read more
Yankee player and manager. I remember him because I'm old as manager in the early 60's – he took over after Casey Stengel. Yanks won two World Series ('61 and '62) while he was manager. He played for them in late 40' until 1954, so he was a player on several World Series winning Yankee … Read more