From Lohud: Catholic state championship preview: Stepinac vs. Canisius "At full strength, I'd have to favor Canisius, but Stepinac definitely has a chance." Well, we'll see about that. Ex-Giant Tyrone Wheatley's son plays for Canisius, and is the #1 college prospect in the state. And here: Stepinac: " … we're going to go all out … Read more
Which I was going to DVR and then forgot! Rats. I was a huge fan of Mary Martin as Peter Pan, way back when (1955 on NBC). However, the reviews of the latest recreation of Peter Pan weren't very good. Here's Sue's – hit the link for the whole amusing column No Ugg a Wugg … Read more
So this explains my problems! And it's Harvard wo we know it must be true. A new study by a Harvard University economist says lefties generally make less money than righties, and they may be worse off in other areas of life, too. “Lefties exhibit economically and statistically significant human capital deficits relative to righties, … Read more
Here's a good piece off the CNBC website – timely since we're having solar panels put on our roof. As the technology behind renewable energy evolves—and improves—more consumers will opt to cut ties with utility companies and become their own power source. Much like how people abandoned land lines for mobile devices, consumers will likely … Read more
I stitched together nine short vignettes. Worse part of this video is me yakking away. Next time I'll shut up. Surprise – my hiking buddy Jeanne Marie and her hubby Damian – meet them on the way back over the Dam.
From the Zenit Catholic news service: Cardinal Nichols Describes Gaza Trip as Shocking. Laments Endemic Poverty; Whole Generation Growing Up in These Circumstances Seeing first-hand the small Palestinian territory, scarred by the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas, Cardinal Nichols said he found himself shocked by a number of observations: "I was told that more or … Read more
Fr. Benedict, the late Faranda family guru. Go here and follow the link for a pdf of the newsletter – GrayFriar News Winter 2014 Tribute to Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR. May the Lord give you His peace!
Not written by me of course. (Here are my thanksgiving thoughts this year. My Thanksgiving ) We added a couple of lines at the beginning about the people who were no longer with us – had left us this year. We Give Thanks Our Father in Heaven, We give thanks for the pleasure Of gathering … Read more
I suppose, that in a certain way, with all the relations and friends who've died this year, a case could be made for "what's to give thanks for?" But of course I don't see it that way. My mother Jeanne died at the age of 88 after a long and productive life, and 21 years … Read more
Here's msgvarsity coverage of the game including links to the highlight videos. A dream realized: Stepinac wins the "AAA" And here are a couple of stats, with the penalty #'s showing why Stepinac offense had trouble getting untracked, as well as their way below average passsing stats. the complete stats are in the article linked … Read more