When we came home last night we turned on the TV and watched a movie I haven't seen since it was in the theatres twenty-four years ago. Thelma and Louise. A classic. It got me thinking about my favorite movies over the years. Here is part of my list: Breaking Away, which I mimic by giving myself an Italian bicycle riding name. Power of One. W …
I have been riding alone so far this summer, until I caught up with a fellow while riding on Route 22 yesterday by the Kensico Dam. As I started to pass him he asked me where I was headed. That started a conversation that lasted another fifteen miles as we rode in tandem until we split off. We kept the same pace along the route until we came to t …
I was not sure this morning if I wanted to write about my beach umbrella, or Thomas Jefferson. As it is July 4th weekend, let's go with Jefferson. I have never been a huge Jefferson fan. It started when I went to Benjamin Franklin Junior High. The town's othe junior high school, and our rival, was Thomas Jefferson. So being anti-Jefferson was in …
Rene Descartes developed a philosophy known as the Method of Cartesian Doubt. More or less that means do not accept anything as true if there is the slightest possibility that is isn't. This applies to calling a plumber, I learned yesterday. Before I showered yesterday, I heard the sound of rushing water in the wall of the bathroom. I did not t …
Last night we went to see Jurassic World. Eve was a sport in going to see a movie she had little interest in and she kept asking me when it would be over. The best part of the movie was actually one of the coming attractions. But what would you expect? I will not tell you the story line. If you can't guess it though you probably have been livin …
I have ignored professional basketball for the most part this season given the dismal showing of the Knicks, and don't really care who wins the NBA Finals. But things as they are, I am pulling for Cleveland. I felt sorry for the Cavs after LeBron ditched them years ago after his pathetic interview boasting about taking his talents to South Beach …
I just started David McCullogh's new book on the Wright Brothers. When I was in fifth grade I did a specialty report on them though I can't say I remember much about it. I do remember though my mother coming to class that day and sitting in the back while I nervously gave my presentation. The book is filled with a number of quotes from brother …
A friend is down in Tampa cleaning out the aparment of an elderly lady. She is in her mid-90s and is in an assisted living facility. He is her advisor and the named executor of her estate. He said it is a rather depressing job to clean up decades of her stuff. I asked him how she is doing. Pretty well, he said, the only thing she cares about i …
The first lines of Dante's classic Inferno, part one of the three part Divine Comedy, are: "Midway upon the journey of our life, I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway has been lost." And that is the good part. The succeeding cantos of The Inferno take the reader down deeper into the rings of Hell and lower depth …
Friday night was a special night for Gotham. It was the 21st Annual Theresa Awards Dinner. The Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation is a not for profit that honors the memory of Theresa Alessandra Russo by touching the lives of children with special needs and their families. Theresa, who would have been 29 years old on Friday, was born with a rar …
As we finish unpacking in our new home, one of the last decision to be made is where to put our framed photographs. We have limited space for pictures of us, vacations, our weddings, our parents, children, and now grandchildren. Carefully we pick and chose which to display. Those not chosen get packed in a box that is taped up and sent to the ob …
I am stealing from an article in the New York Times this weekend. It was about the relationship between what you spend your money on and your happiness. Do you choose to spend your dollars on things, or on events like vacations. One is long lasting, the other fleeting. Now maybe if you are rich, like Fred, you can go do both. But that doesn't …
Finally, a day that feels like Spring. That means a day on the bike, the first ride of the season. It also means a day of a neck ache, saddle sores, and tired legs. And that means a good nap is also coming. All in all it is nothing to complain about. Being out of breath climbing out of the saddle on a steep hill with green legs means I can bre …
My favorite holidays are Passoover and Thanksgiving. The first is the start of Spring. And the other is often my birthday. Most important is that both holidays revolve around eating. Most of the day is spent thinking about food. They have consequences though. Today, especially with our two year old granddaughter sleeping over, Eve has been …
I have come to learn that women do not like to be called cute. Unless they are under 12. Much better to use words like "absolutely" and "gorgeous". That is why I have to change where I get my coffee in the morning. I was in my usual place waiting to be handed my coffee cup when I overheard a conversation between a customer and one of the counter …
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