Had my CBC done again today, with continuing low results. In fact after they did the quick count in Sleepy Hollow, the nurse called Dr. Klimek, the hematologist, in NY for instructions. The testing done in Sleepy Hollow is not as accurate as the counts done later in the day at Sloan Kettering in Manhattan. … Read more
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the #3 al-Queda operative who has confessed to planning the 9/11 attack, as well as a couple of dozen other terrorist attacks – is quoted above. Well, he certainly is correct. Here’s the Washington Post article about his confession – he views himself as a freedom fighter, not a terrorist. Don’t all … Read more
Here’s an article about Fr Jon Sobrino, a Jesuit originally from Spain who has spent much of his adult life in South America. He was residing in a Jesuit community in El Salvador in 1989, but was out of the country in Thailand, when six of his confrere’s, as well as their cook and the … Read more
I still haven’t seen "An Inconvenient Truth", although I got the video out of Blockbuster a couple of days ago. I’m hoping to watch it tonight and then compare Mr. Gore’s claims with what the UN Global Warming panel recently said. Tom Faranda’s Folly: Global Warming Update #7 – the UN report However this morning … Read more
My brother Phil and his wife Ann had baby #4 this morning at 5:22 AM. Mark joins his siblings Luke, Catherine and Gregory. Here he is this morning a few minutes after his birth – He is grandchild #8 for my mother – seven boys and Catherine!
This from one of my humor consultants, Ellen Mullin. Subject: COUGH SYRUP The pharmacist walks into the store to find a guy leaning heavily Against a wall. He asks the blonde clerk "What’s with that guy over There by the wall?" The blonde clerk responds: "Well, he came in here this morning to get Something … Read more
This was sent to me by a good friend, who I haven’t seen in 25 years, by the name of Kevin Rowley. Brigid and I knew Kevin when we lived in Jamaica, where we all were teaching. Kevin was a wonderful rugby player, raconteur, and all-around good guy. He is currently in Australia. Lesson 1: … Read more
Barak Obama has some competition for the Dan Quayle Lite award (You know, an "empty suit", or "form without content". I wish I’d thought of the title, Dan Quayle Lite. It’s certainly not original with me!). Now Hannity is an OK interviewer on the radio, but he is ohhhh, soooo repetitive. And here is an … Read more
Saw the hematologist, Dr. Klimek, this morning at Sloan Kettering. My white cell count is still low – although possibly marginally better then it has been. The bone marrow biopsy from four weeks ago did show some abnormal cells – "displastic" is the term. So Dr. Klimek is more concerned now, then she had been, … Read more
Since we are aiming to do some camping and hiking this spring and summer, I have been doing some research. It’s been a very long time since I’ve done any extensive camping, beyond some car and tent camping at commercial sites and a couple of overnighters with Tim, the cub scout. In fact my last … Read more