Tim birthday today, and Feast of St. Juan Diego

UPDATE: Here’s Tim heading out to golf today. Cool. Tim is working with me and will eventually own the Company. That’s the plan.  Here he is at his STAC college graduation a year and a half ago. And Juan Diego – the “Indigenous” who had his encounter with Our Lady of Guadalupe over four days, … Read more

Parody/satire channel Babylon Bee to change coverage of Biden; will just quote him verbatim

Hahahahaha… "To Save Time, The Babylon Bee Will Now Just Republish Everything Biden Says Verbatim" The Bible tells us to work smarter, not harder. Or, better yet, don't work at all if you can help it. You can look it up. It's in the Proverbs somewhere. That's why we're announcing today that we will simply … Read more

Critique from one of my fond correspondent’s

A frequent friendly critic – the person's email and my email response. Draw your own conclusion. No name of course. One would think that as leader of HNM's Right to Life Ministry, you would howl at the Trump administration's rush to execute by any means possible (firing squads? electrocution?) before the end of his term … Read more

Pat Quinn, Co-founder of the “Ice Bucket Challenge” to fight ALS

Gone at age 37 after being diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease) seven years ago. This is from Westchester Magazine – Quinn was a common fixture in Westchester schools, often speaking to assembled students on the topics of ALS and adversity. Average survival rates for ALS typically range from 20 to … Read more

At the Blaze in Croton last night

We followed up our trip to the Blaze in Bethpage, going to the original Blaze, where Brigid does her carving and other work. It’s great fun when, as she did in Bethpage, Brigid points out her work. Here she is with her Croton Taurus – she is not a Taurus herself but did the carving … Read more

Paul Hornung

Gone at 84. Pretty famous in his day -  – as a football player, party guy, and gambler. Went from Notre Dame, where he was quarterback and won the Heisman Trophy,  to Green Bay Packers where he wore #5 and was converted to a halfback. He was a triple threat player, running, passing and kicking … Read more