Hiking the Pacific Coast Trail – 2,650 miles – in under five minutes.
The hiker who made the vid – "BearSnack" Just posted on youtube two days ago.
Medal of Honor awarded today – Chief Edward Byers
Navy SEAL Edward Byers, rescuing a hostage. Another SEAL did lose his life. I've put information about Byers and the mission below the video. At the end is Chief Byers bio; he's had a very distinguished career. Summary of Action Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr.: For actions during Operation Enduring … Read more
Great Lenten read: The Pope’s recent book
It's wonderful. I just finished it a second time. Short, straightforward, uncomplicated. It takes only a bit over an hour to read. Best to break it up into smaller sections over 4 -6 days. It also comes with the original letter Pope Francis wrote announcing the year of mercy. Takes another half hour to read … Read more
Why Sanders call to raise taxes resonates more than when Mondale said it in 1984
Because 45% of people pay no income tax – so raising taxes on taxpayers – hey, why not? This article originated on Marketwatch and was picked up by the NY Post. An estimated 45.3 percent of American households — roughly 77.5 million — will pay no federal individual income tax, according to data for the … Read more
Bishop Barron on Mother Teresa’s pending canonization
An almost 12 minute video.
Fr. Paul Scalia’s homily for his father, the Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Fr. Paul Scalia is a well-known figure in Catholic education. This is a rather amazing 15 minutes. You have to figure that Scalia told his son years ago that when he would be celebrating his funeral to be sure to use it as a time for evangelization.
Trump meets the Honeymooners
Was remiss in not posting this several days ago, when I first got it. Pretty good.
What the exchange b/w the reporter and Pope really said
A good video explanation with the transcript read verbatim. I think the whole thing is overblown.
Brigid reminds me – we met 37 years ago today –
At a party, at my house, on Bonitto Crescent, in Mandeville, Jamaica. Here are a couple of pictures from that era (She just warned me “Not again Tom, there’s only so much of that, that people can stand …”)- Treasure Beach on the south coast of Jamaica And here, about a year after we met, … Read more
NY Times on losing weight while gaining muscle
Do-able, but hard. A short, worthwhile article. for the new study, which was published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the McMaster researchers rounded up 40 overweight young men who were willing to commit to an intensive weight-loss program and divided them in half. All of the young men began a diet in which … Read more