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http://irisheagle.blogspot.com/2008/09/last-sister.html
http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080821147791/
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My aunt has returned to
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Following Jaspers’ blogs often lead to interesting gems. Here’s a story of a self-sacrificing lady who touched innumerable lives. Interesting that “we” are not replacing those people. And, the world will be immeasuably worse off for it.
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Posted on: Sun, Sep 14 2008 6:13 PM
From: Bill O’Connell
Date: September 14, 2008 10:09:42 AM EDT
To: “
Subject: Response to Stebbins Thread
As I read the e-mail from Donald Stebbins I started scratching my head. I have been following the political scene and the conventions pretty closely and I was wondering how I missed an attack on Catholics?
The gravamen of the campaign
concerning both Obama and Palin
is about experience. As soon as Sarah Palin was chosen she was lambasted for a lack of
experience. The response was what kind
of experience does Barack Obama
have? The criticism was aimed at how does being a community organizer qualify one to be President
of the
I don’t think Rudy or Sarah Palin would have any problem or less than total admiration for Barack Obama if he continued his community work helping the less fortunate. However, if Father Flager is any example of the kind of organizing he was really doing and an expression of Catholic values on the South Side of Chicago, then I am not so sure. Barack Obama doesn’t want to talk about that time and his relationship with Jeremiah Wright, Father Flager, William Ayers.
Getting back to the experience question. Being a lifeguard is a very noble and
admirable thing to do. You save lives
and you help people. Does that qualify
you to be chief of thoracic surgery at
The criticism from Rudy and Sarah Palin,
I believe, was aimed at the disjoint between Community Organizer and that being
a qualification to be President of the
Bill O’Connell, ‘76
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Posted on: Mon, Sep 15 2008 12:59 AM
From: Jerry Breen
Date: September 15, 2008 3:53:52 AM EDT
To:
Subject: Obama cartoon
Obama's key formative figures
Obama
http://jxymxu7sn5ho9d.files.wordpress.com/
2008/09/caric_obama_men_sf.jpg
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[JR: Thanks, Jerry. Another opportunity to put shorts in a knot for some folks.]
Breen, Jerry (MC1971)
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Posted on: Mon, Sep 15 2008 7:28 AM
FACEBOOK message exchange
Between Chelsea Del Toro (MC2012) and Fjohn68
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September 13 at 8:24am
May I assume that you’re a fellow Jasper?
fjohn68
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Chelsea Del Toro
September 13 at 6:57pm
Yes I certainly am.
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September 13 at 7:30pm
Jaspers look at lot different these days. Thanks, fjohn68
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Chelsea Del Toro
September 13 at 9:38pm
What does that mean?
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September 14 at 6:52am
Well, when I was in school, women were just starting to be
admitted to
I go to the Campus for the Computer Governance Committee meeting. (We help Brother President decide how to spend the College’s infrastructure budget. Been doing it for a decade, and the reason the College has what you see in computing is a lot of folks laboring behind the scenes to make tough techie choices.) And, the students are like “peacocks”.
Makes me wonder how old alums looked at us there.
BTW that is some profile picture you have. Is that professionally done. Who ever shot it has talent. As a hobby, I shoot some pics; that’s a photograph. Very evocative of some emotion. Can’t put my finger on which one, but one. Sadness?
Too bad Jasper Jottings doesn’t have a photo feed … … yet. Maybe the next Collector In Chief will do it. If there is a next one. Oh well, have to get to work on this week’s issue.
l8r,
fjohn68
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Chelsea Del Toro
September 14 at 9:47am
Yes I’m quite sure that things must be different. Most don’t look like me though, I really do stick out. I’m a giraffe amoung peacocks. I was shocked by all of the shortshorts though…
I can’t imagine what students will be like when I graduate, probably nudists, so I force the ugly thought from my mind.
I did the makeup and took it about a week ago of myself in my doorm room. There’s a few more but that one seemed to be the best. I played with the colors I chose because they made my eyes green when they’re really grey/blue. I’m albino and my eyelashes are white, so it allowed me to use bright blue mascara, and I used my camera phone to take it. I have a 400 dollar cannon but it’s hard to take pictures of yourself with a moderately sized camera.
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September 14 at 10:38am
Well, if you’re “shocked”, us old Jaspers would probably be in cardiac arrest! lol
Nah, not nudists; they turn into stodgy old people with mortgages, car loans, and forgotten dreams. :-) This is the “peacock” phase where they all, you all, have to attract mate.
Well, re: profile pic, you have a real talent there. I’m no “arteeeast” but it’s eye catching. Maybe you can find a career glamming up old politicians. Or old news anchors like Katie Coric, who’s show a little stress. Caught my eye regardless of the hardware you used. There’s a quote about “if Rembrandt had just crayons, you’d still be able to see the talent.”
Well, time to go see who I’ve enraged this week with Jasper Jottings. No fun unless someone’s shorts are in a know.
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Chelsea Del Toro
September 14 at 4:45pm
That’d be amusingly depressing. hehe
Well I mean the next generation of Jaspers. They’ll definately be nudists, or follolw the circle of trend and go back to reserved.
Thank you. I’ve done some modeling in the psat, and am a part of a small
agency now. I might do coding for their website and myspace
along with being one of their models. I draw and paint so I’m good with makeup,
and I seem to be pretty okay with a camera, I’m glad you think so.
That quote makes more sense than you know…
Sounds like the utmost fun. Enjoy yourself, talk to you soon.
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September 14 at 6:06pm
One “knotted” short in the old inbox. May I quote our conversation in the next issue? Two, if you count the “Little Sisters of the Poor” objecting to my use of their name in my online novel. lol! I just shake my head sometimes. l8r, fjohn68
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Chelsea Del Toro
September 14 at 8:05pm
I’m kinda tired, so therefore lost..what is it you want to quote?
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September 14 at 9:15pm
Well, I’d like to reproduce our conversation, in its entirety, in Jasper Jottings for our fellow alums to enjoy. Some folks don’t want the publicity. While one can usually “legally” quote email or web conversations one is a party to, I think it’s rude to “surprise” people by doing it. I honor all wishes. (Well, I have screwed up twice that I remember.) Think about it when your not tired.
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Chelsea Del Toro
Today at 12:45am
Oh that’s fine, I don’t care. I’m proud of everything I say. I love publicity for my thoughts. :)
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[JR: She sent me a FACEBOOK friend request. (Ask her why?) And, an email exchange ensued. Sensing a "story" for Jasper Jottings, I asked her permission to share it with my 1,500 closest friends. Well, she now has publicity. If you want to see a ... "haunting" ... profile pic, surf over to http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.php?id=530106601. Probably the most memorable Facebook profile pic I've seen! If you drop her a line, tell her you're part of my "tin foil" hat brigade. Don't want to scare the wee lass. The gal has talent! She SHOULD be an injineer. She'd make the blueprints REALLY blue. LOL, boy, I love this "job"!]
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Posted on: Mon, Sep 15 2008 7:52 AM
http://www.richdigirolamo.com/
Vent If You Must - But Be Ready to Get an Earful!
Posted by admin
Sep 15
The phone rings. I pick it up; it is my sister. She says “Can I vent?”
Vent, Whine, Moan, Bitch - it’s all the same to me. I said sure; after all it is my sister.
The doctor said he would call Tuesday afternoon with the results of the MRI. He did not. I called yesterday morning; the receptionist said he would call later this morning with the results. He did not. When I called the office the nurse told me that there was no way the doctor could call; it is his surgery day. The nurse said she could not give me the results; the doctor needed to do that. Today the nurse calls with the results; keep her in a sling for three weeks and then we’ll start six weeks of physical therapy. I thought you weren’t allowed to give the results - that the doctor had to do so, my sister commented. The nurse replied if you would like to make an appointment with the doctor to discuss the MRI this Friday we can do that for you. I really don’t like this doctor, but it was an emergency and I had to get her in to see someone. Now I’m stuck with him and not happy, and Jessie’s (my niece) baseball season is over and I don’t know how I’m going to tell her…………………………………………
Yep, that was the condensed version of my sister going on and on and on and on when she called me last week and asked me a three word question……………..”Can I vent?”
Now I must admit while she was going on and on I found myself mouthing those Peanut’s like teacher sounds “Waw, Waw, Waw, Waw” while sitting on my sofa watching Judge Judy call people morons. As an aside I’m still amazed and entranced by the level of stupidity of the people who sign up for that show.
Now just in case you missed what is going on there, my niece got hurt playing in a baseball tournament; my sister is extremely dissatisfied with the doctor’s ability to make a promise and follow through.
Now my sister knows well enough that after she vents she is going to get a mouthful from me. My lack of tolerance crosses all barriers - even my family. I asked her if she was done being aggravated. I asked her if she was ready to solve the problem or stay stuck in the current situation. We do that folks; everyone does at some point in their life; spending more time on rehashing why you are where you are and clinging on to what is bothering you rather than taking steps to get out of the situation.
Lori, you have options I tell her. You can ask for a new doctor; there is another doctor in that office who did wonders with me eighteen years ago when I had my one and only skiing accident; on my one and only skiing expedition. You can let go and move past the lack of perceived customer service from the doctor’s office - we’ve all experienced it; or you can find a new doctor.
Now of course she found “the problem” with every one of those options; but she did like the finding a new doctor one the most. Good, we can at least move forward.
I said to her let’s think about this. You don’t want any doctor; you want someone who is going to get Jess back on the field in the shortest amount of time. So basically you want god.
And how do we find that person” she inquires in a somewhat negative tone.
So here were my thoughts. Professional and college athletes
get hurt on a court or field and they are back in the game the next week. We
need their doctor. So I tell my sister to call a college athletic department
and see who they use. Living in
I decide I need to remove her from the situation for a bit. Folks, we need to do this at times; for our families; our friends and our teammates in the workplace. We need to jump in and remove them from situations where their thinking has been obstructed. Yes, it might require you to tie up a loose end or pick up an extra responsibility or two; but in the end you’ll spend less time listening to whining. This is your keeper today. Who could use to be removed from a bad situation - even just for a few minutes - for the sake of a better personal or professional life?
I called
That night my niece called to thank me for finding the doctor. Yep, once again, listening to some whining and removing someone from a situation for a bit came back with a nice reward. Yes, it was my family; but I know without a doubt someone in your professional world has a thank you with your name on it. Go make someone’s life better today. Give em an earful; but then help them out.
And a big THANK YOU to Doug Straley at Manhattan College - for giving a fellow Jasper a few moments of his time - and making an eleven year old a bit happier.
Rich DiGirolamo is a professional
speaker from
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Dear
I believe that Rich is a member of the Class of 1985, and his sister Lori is a member of the Class of 1981.
Mike
[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated. ]
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DiGirolamo, Rich (MC1985) & DiGirolamo, Lori (MC1981)
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Posted on: Mon, Sep 15 2008 7:16 PM
Updated: Wed, Sep 17 2008 6:03 PM
http://www.legacy.com/HartfordCourant/DeathNotices.asp?
Page=LifeStory&PersonId=117493267
James J. Vaughan
VAUGHAN, James J. James J. Vaughan, 91, husband of the late
Frances (Coppinger)
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Vaughan, James J. [MC1940]
Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/5afpse
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Posted on: Mon, Sep 15 2008 7:32 PM
JBlogger: Gibbons, Patti [MC1986]
Gibbons, Patti (MC1986)
http://www.linkedin.com/in/pattigibbons
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[JR: Found her via a Twitter search. Ya can run, but ya can't hide. LOL!]
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· Posted on: Mon, Sep 15 2008 7:41 PM
http://www.legacy.com/DallasMorningNews/Obituaries.asp?
Page=LifeStory&PersonId=117402022
Witmer, Jr.,
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Witmer,
Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/5v2t7n
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· Posted on: Mon, Sep 15 2008 7:51 PM
http://www.newsday.com/sports/golf/
ny-spligolf185847835sep18
,0,4799102.column
LIer aims to play all 140 courses
on
Mark Herrmann
September 18, 2008
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They stretch from Inwood, near the
He is on his way to playing all 140. “I’m down to seven private ones that I haven’t played, and I have 30 public ones left,” he said the other day when, admittedly, his project wasn’t his top priority.
Wood’s
“If I’m not, that means someone else will have done it, which would be great,” he said.
{Article Continues}
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Wood, Jerry [MC????]
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· Posted on: Thu, Sep 18 2008 6:42 PM
http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?topic_id=28901
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the ancient mariner
Double Chili Cheeseburger
1693 Posts
Posted - 07/18/2008 : 21:56:46 Show Profile Reply with Quote
And some not so funny, I’ll bet !!!!
My lovely Mary was standing on a corner in
I went to Mass in upstate NY and thought the priest looked
familiar, after Mass he came looking for me—-we had been classmates at
You never know do you ????
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[JR: Any thoughts?]
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· Posted on: Thu, Sep 18 2008 8:47 PM
JObit: Specht,
William
http://www.legacy.com/AugustaChronicle/Obituaries.asp?
Page=LifeStory&PersonId=117615287
William
MOORESVILLE, N.C. - Mr. William
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Specht, William
Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/457j95
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· Posted on: Sat, Sep 20 2008 6:55 AM
http://www.legacy.com/TCPalm/Obituaries.asp?
Page=LifeStory&PersonId=117701140
Published in the TC Palm on 9/20/2008
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Cariddi,
Guestbook: Not found!
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· Posted on: Sat, Sep 20 2008 7:04 AM
http://www.legacy.com/Providence/Obituaries.asp?
Page=LifeStory&PersonId=117707250
Brother
O’BRIEN, BROTHER JOHN MARTIN, FSC, 88, of the Scalabrini Nursing Home,
Brother Martin was born in
Brother Martin entered the Brothers of the
Brother Martin received a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Education from
Brother Martin began his teaching career in 1954 at St.
Bernard’s Academy in
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday,
September 22 at 10:00 AM at Our Lady of the Star Chapel,
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O’Brien, Br.
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· Posted on: Sat, Sep 20 2008 7:08 AM
http://www.molloyhs.org/news/2008/09/19/
greetings-from-molloy-week-three/
Eric Stolze ’86
When asked about how he became a teacher at Molloy, Eric offered up some interesting observations.
“Sometimes… you surprise yourself, is what comes to mind
when I think about how I came to teaching. I don’t think you decide what your
passions are. You discover them. I had such a rich experience as a student at
Molloy. My teachers seemed to be larger than life. They encouraged as they
challenged, but most importantly they inspired. It was evident to me right from
the start that my teachers were passionate about what they were doing and I
remember being aware of that. Maybe I saw it clearly because it resonated with
me. About midway through junior year, I’m sitting in Joe Smith’s English class.
I’m in the last seat in the last row and I’m seeing how completely engaged my
classmates have become as we work our way through Macbeth. Most sixteen year
old kids from
Eric studied biology at
His vacation time was spent returning to his “beloved Esopus” to help out as a counselor or act as “Kitchen
Commandant” at Special Kids, Adult, or
“To be honest I think I knew I should be doing this (teaching) when I was sixteen. I’ve got no regrets though. If I hadn’t explored those other avenues I don’t think I’d be so certain. That this is what I’m supposed to be doing.”
Eric spent two years at Ford teaching science and coaching
baseball but he always kept the connections to Molloy and was
asked to fill a spot vacated by the late great
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Stolze, Eric [MC1990?]
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· Posted on: Sat, Sep 20 2008 9:26 AM
http://www.newstimes.com/ci_10514817
Engaged: Sandra Marano,
Robert Smith Jr.
Article Last Updated: 09/20/2008 02:19:23 AM EDT
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Carlo and Christine Marano of
The future bride graduated from
The future bridegroom graduated from
An October 2009 wedding is planned.
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Marano, Sandra (MC2005)
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· Posted on: Sat, Sep 20 2008 9:38 AM
[JR: I don't quote, or cite stories from the Quadrangle ever since one of the past editors went "lawyer" on me about their content. Guess he was "pre-Law" and never heard of "fair use". (Not much he can do about the spam sucking sites vacuuming his content! in such a way that the spam site scores higher than the Quad site in Gooogle. GUess there is a 'cosmic justice' lol) but that doesn't mean I don't, as an alumni, read it. Here's a thought provoking excerpt from Google.]
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MC’s Virgins
Manhattan College Quadrangle (subscription) - Riverdale New York,NY,USA
In his last year as President of Manhattan College, Brother Thomas Scanlan looks to leave another mark on the school: a student-run club for virgins or a …
See all stories on this topic
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Wow, the leader of a Catholic college can only hope and pray for the chastity of his students. Guess “secular progressivism” has won across the land. Have to imagine that these old “children” are the product of Catholic families sending them to 12 years of Catholic school. Another guess, it was all wasted.
Not that I’m any great saint.
Not picking on anyone in particular. Many of the “baby jaspers”, errr I mean Future Jasper Alumni, I befriend on the social media openly list their religious affiliation as anything but “Catholic”.
I believe Albert Einstein said: “Insanity was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
Pro-abortion Catholic politicians,
non-virgin
Hmmm, some one has to take something back to the metaphorical “drawing board”.
Sadly,
fjohn68
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