My rowing partner, Mike Moriarty, and I for our first row this December on the Maumee River in the Hudson (boat).
Wow, this water is really flat…
It looks like we have a good line..
12/5/2015
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Archive for the ‘Interesting’ Category
An Unusual Religious Alliance to Aid Refugees
March 28 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting, ISIS, Israel, Middle EastHow refreshing. Oh, it can be done! ============= By Georgette Bennett March 26, 2015 7:08 p.m. ET Last month I visited the Syrian refugee camp in Jordan known as Za’atari. With 80,000 occupants, the camp would be the fourth-largest city in Jordan. It occupies a vast desert plain, filled with endless rows of tents that are gradually being replaced with rows of metal-sided... Read more
Hearing Aid? No…
December 3 | Posted by mrossol | Health, InterestingI had read these kind of tools were being worked on. Looks very interesting and promising. ============= By Geoffrey A. Fowler There’s a certain agony to walking into a restaurant and realizing you won’t be able to hear a conversation over the clatter. But for many people there’s one thing even worse: wearing a hearing aid. The term conjures up frailty and the... Read more
News is bad for you – and giving up reading it will make you happier
October 27 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting, Personal DevelopmentLot more truth than not in this piece. We waste WAY TOO MUCH time on “news”. ========== In the past few decades, the fortunate among us have recognised the hazards of living with an overabundance of food (obesity, diabetes) and have started to change our diets. But most of us do not yet understand that news is to the mind what sugar... Read more
Craft Beer: Still Booming, Still Small – Corporate Intelligence – WSJ
July 6 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting Tags: CultureNot sure if you can see the entire article. Craft beers are about the only beer I like. ========== Craft Beer: Still Booming, Still Small – Corporate Intelligence – WSJ.
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Father’s Day Advice for Freeloaders
June 21 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, InterestingSome good advice. ========= June 13, 2014 6:56 p.m. ET Living in my parents’ second bedroom as a 24-year-old two years out of college, I know first-hand the challenges and opportunities of celebrating Father’s Day with dad in the next room. Since nearly 40% of 18- to 31-year-olds live with their folks, I know I’m not alone. Here’s how to get it right... Read more
