The achievement journal of my fellow Jaspers,
the alumni of the
http://www.jasperjottings.com/2008/jasperjottings2008WEEK41.html
‘SNL’ sends up VP debate with Fey, Queen Latifah
By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
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Fey again returned to “Saturday Night Live” to play Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin as the sketch comedy show continued to pull out all the stops in its election year season. Queen Latifah dropped by to portray Thursday’s debate moderator, PBS’s Gwen Ifill, and cast member Jason Sudeikis stepped into the role of Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden.
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One hopes that everyone can look at this and laugh. Heaven help us if we become so sensitive that we can’t. I always try to look at my affectations, my priorities, and the things I think are important, like Jasper Jottings, and laugh at my own pomposity. (Is that a wurd?) Imagine an injineer seeking to report like a gazetteer on alumni stuff, connect his fellow alums with each other, lecture them on liberty, instruct them on Austrian economic, and make social commentary. Who does he think he is? Just a fellow alum, well aware of his limitations, trying to do a ‘job’ that seems worth doing to him.
My hope is this week, if you can’t laugh at SNL, if you can’t laugh at yourself, you can laugh at my pretensions. At least then, we’ll be sharing a laugh together. Because I laugh at myself a lot.
Is this fellow serious?
That’s left to the reader to answer. Hopefully this gave your week a funny start.
fjohn68
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* Posted on: Sun, Oct 5 2008 10:17 AM
From: Michael Toner (MC1972)
Date: October 5, 2008 4:30:55 PM EDT
Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] JASPER JOTTINGS Week 40 - 2008 Oct 05
Dear F.
I have heard
mike toner
bee ‘72
buffalo, ny
[JR: Interesting. Pacifism is different than non-violence is different than non-aggression. None of which are practiced in DC. Nor are either O or McC; nor JoeB or SarahP. The only candidate that was 'non-aggression' was RonP. Sigh!]
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* Posted on: Sun, Oct 5 2008 6:12 PM
http://www.legacy.com/TimesArgus/Obituaries.asp?
Page=LifeStory&PersonId=118485968
He was born July 24, 1920, in
He was a longtime newspaperman whose career spanned 75 years from 1933 to 2008, including as editor and publisher of The Northfield News and Transcript, which he sold in July. He had started The Northfield Transcript in retirement in 1999, and published it until 2001. In 2007 he bought the 129-year-old Northfield News and combined it with the revived Transcript.
At the age of 12, Mr. Donahue and his cousin, the late
Thomas A. Donahue, established the (
He had worked for Bostonian magazine, the Boston Transcript,
United Press, the Burlington Daily News, Vermont Sunday News, The Washington
Post, the (
Mr. Donahue taught journalism at
He retired in 1992 and returned to
He was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran of World War II.
He was educated in schools in
He married Marie Maurice Christiane
de Vitry d’Avaucourt in
He is also survived by three sons,
He was predeceased a sister, Frances D. Leach of Burlington.
Mr. Donahue was a member of the O’Donoghue
Society - Royal Order of Eoghanacht O Donnchadha of
A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. on
Monday, Oct. 6, at
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Donahue,
Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/4pcclf
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* Posted on: Mon, Oct 6 2008 8:02 AM
* Updated: Tue, Oct 7 2008 3:58 PM
One of our fellow Jaspers — Martin, Margaret (MC1998) — has posted this.
She hasn’t asked for our support, so this is NOT an
advertisement. Having followed the “
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Welcome to the “Cooking with Caitlin” Cookbook Fundraiser Website!
Calling All Cooks!
Cookbook fundraiser in honor of Caitlin Anne Martin
“Cooking with Caitlin” Following a Neutropenic Diet
A cookbook that highlights recipes that work within the Neutropenic Diet Guidelines
A Neutropenic diet is a special diet that must be followed during cancer treatment
Just about any recipe can be converted to meet the Neutropenic Guidelines
PROCEEDS
All proceeds from the cookbook will be donated in Caitlin’s name to
Memorial Sloan Kettering Pediatric Unit
RECIPES
Attached you will find the specifics of the Neutropenic diet to help you create your recipes
Please submit each recipe by emailing it to Cookingwithcaitlin@yahoo.com
COOKBOOK CATEGORIES
There will be six standard categories in our cookbook:
Appetizers, Snacks, Soups, Side Dishes, Entrees, and Desserts.
The button below will link you to the
Recipe Submission Form.
Please have all recipes in no later than
January 9, 2009
SALES
Cookbook sales will begin March 17, 2009
Through our website
http://www.geocities.com/cookingwithcaitlin
You can read about Caitlin’s Story at
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/caitlinchronicles
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[JR: Submitted for your consideration. Hopefully, too many moths will not escape as you open your purses. LOL! Hey, after the wall street bailout, you're money is NOT going to be worth as much anyway. And, you'll always get your social security to buy food with. So you'll need a good cook book to remember the good times before dog food. ROFL!]
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* Posted on: Mon, Oct 6 2008 10:18 AM
REPORTING LIVE FROM THE PLAXO NEWS DESK
IN THE VIRTUAL JASPER JOTTINGS NEWSROOM …
Schroeder,
birthday September 18
political views Conservative
religious views Catholic
hometown
Director
National Grid
Keyspan
Education
BE in EE, Electrical Engineering, 1976 -1980
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* Posted on: Mon, Oct 6 2008 8:15 PM
From: Jerry Breen
Date: October 5, 2008 11:01:21 PM EDT
Subject: new Jerry Breen cartoon
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* Posted on: Mon, Oct 6 2008 8:29 PM
Google Blogs Alert for: “manhattan college” -marymount -”marymount manhattan college” -”borough of manhattan college” -marymount -manhattan.edu -bmcc.cuny.edu -msmnyc.edu -mancol.edu -gojaspers.com
Good night, Pop. Love you.
By Gina DC: Armed and Clever!(Gina DC: Armed and Clever!)
He was graduated from
Gina DC: Continuity Cop - http://evilbeej.livejournal.com/
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[JR: As you might guess, I have my 'agents' spread far and wide across the internet looking for any hint of a Jasper. They are wrascally wrabbits doing all they can to hide. What I find personally very frustrating is when and 'agent' calls home with a great story. I go to 'collect' it and it's NOT accessible. Argh! IMHO the engines should not index content that is not reachable. TO me this is a flaw in Google and Live Journal. Argh! And, Gina may not be aware that she has NOT posted a heartwarming tribute for the word to read. She just writing to her friends. I hate to be teased. Sigh!]
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Update: A different search engine presented this:
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Good night, Pop. Love you.from Icerocket blog search: “manhattan college” -marymount -”marymount manhattan college”
-”borough of manhattan college” -marymount
-manhattan.edu -bmcc.cuny.edu -msmnyc.edu -mancol.edu -gojaspers.com by Gina
DC: Armed and Clever!NORTHFIELD —
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Back to the search engines tonight!
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* Posted on: Mon, Oct 6 2008 9:05 PM
* Updated: Tue, Oct 7 2008 3:58 PM
http://www.manhattan.edu/news/news_releases/100608_1.shtml
October 6, 2008
Rigoberto Contreras Diaz’s visit
to the
On Thursday, Oct. 9, Diaz will visit Spanish classes on the Manhattan College campus and is scheduled to speak (in Spanish with translation) in the Alumni Room of O’Malley Library at 4:30 p.m. Coffee and chocolates will again be served during the event, which is free and open to the public.
Last spring,
The Fair Trade Federation is the trade association that strengthens and promotes North American organizations fully committed to fair trade. The federation is part of the global fair trade movement, which builds equitable and sustainable trading partnerships and creates opportunities to alleviate poverty.
CRS is the official international humanitarian agency of the U.S. Catholic community. Its mission is to alleviate suffering and provide assistance to needy people in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality.
For more information, please contact Lois Harr, director of CMSA, at
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[JR: Offered for your reading pleasure without editorial interruption. RMEID!]
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* Posted on: Tue, Oct 7 2008 8:01 PM
REPORTING LIVE FROM THE FACEBOOK NEWS DESK
IN THE VIRTUAL JASPER JOTTINGS NEWSROOM …
BACK ONLINE!
Posted by Caciola, Joe [MC2010]
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To members of WRCM Manhattan College Radio (Official Facebook Group)
October 6 at 8:25pm
ATTENTION!!
WRCM RADIO’S HAS A WEBSITE AGAIN!
GO TO WWW.WRCMRADIO.ORG
LISTEN LIVE, CHAT WITH A DJ, VIEW OUR SCHEDULE, FIND OUT WHAT SHOWS YOU WOULD LIKE! ALL THIS AND MORE ON OUR NEW WEBSITE!
DON’T FORGET WWW.WRCMRADIO.ORG
Pass this onto your friends!
~wrcm
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* Posted on: Tue, Oct 7 2008 8:48 PM
From: “reinke, fjohn68″
Date: October 7, 2008 10:04:56 AM EDT
To: Mike McEneney
Subject: Re: Father
Mike: It’s not online. Perhaps it might come up tomorrow. fjohn
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On Oct 7, 2008, at 9:19 AM, Mike McEneney wrote:
Dear
Today’s NY Times (Oct. 7,2008) has
an obituary for Father
May He Rest In Peace.
Mike
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[JR: See, even the NYT screws it up. That's why eyeballs are need in the reporting about Jaspers. Your assistance is requested.]
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http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/10/06/2008-10-06_mon_106_death_notices.html
REYNOLDS-Rev.
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[JR: Another search engine to the rescue.]
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* Posted on: Tue, Oct 7 2008 10:08 PM
From: “Mike McEneney”
Date: October 7, 2008 9:23:33 AM EDT
To: “Jasperfjohn Reinke”
Subject: Brother Andrew Winka, FSC
Dear
The NY Daily News on Friday Oct. 3, 2008 had an Obituary for Brother Andrew who was an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the College.
I have a copy if you need it.
May He Rest In Peace.
Mike
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[JR: Thanks, Mike. Good finding. Did NOT appear int he automated searches. Or even the NYDN's own search engine. Much appreciated.]
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http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/10/03/
2008-10-03_fri_103_death_notices.html?page=1
WINKA-Andrew FSC, a De La Salle Christian Brother for 46
years & a member of the Christian Brothers Community at Manhattan College. Died on Tuesday evening, Sept. 30 at
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* Posted on: Tue, Oct 7 2008 10:54 PM
From: “Gerard M. Delaney” (MC1975)
Date: October 6, 2008 12:54:04 AM EDT
To:
Subject: +
Thanks for the notice.
May the angels welcome him into paradise, and may perpetual light shine upon him. Amen.
Gerard
Gerard M. Delaney ‘75
Go mbeannai Dia, a Maírha, a Padraig thu
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[JR: Yes, it certainly gets one's attention and delviers a sense of one's own mortality. I also have a problem when younger Jaspers 'cut the line' and exit before me. That's just not right. Un-Jasper-like to leave 'class' early.]
Reference: Brophy,
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* Posted on: Tue, Oct 7 2008 11:22 PM
http://www.legacy.com/HartfordCourant/DeathNotices.asp?
Page=LifeStory&PersonId=118533788
Thomas J. O’Connor
O’CONNOR, Thomas J. Thomas J. O’Connor, 62, of
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From: Lawrence, Richard A. (MC1968)
Date: October 7, 2008 4:48:54 PM EDT
To: reinke, fjohn68
Subject: Re: [ManhattanCollegeAlumni] Jasper Obit: O’Connor, Thomas J. [MC????]
Tom was class of 1968, a Phys Ed major IIRC.
Rich
[JR: Thanks, Rich. Much appreciated.]
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O’Connor, Thomas J. [MC1968]
Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/3ps94w
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* Posted on: Tue, Oct 7 2008 11:27 PM
REPORTING LIVE FROM THE FACEBOOK NEWS DESK
IN THE VIRTUAL JASPER JOTTINGS NEWSROOM …
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1486443404
Fahey,
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* Posted on: Wed, Oct 8 2008 8:18 PM
REPORTING LIVE FROM FACEBOOK
Buran, Bill (MC1999) posted:
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The campaign has entered the final month before election night. With the economy as the number one issue we need to pounce.
Freedom is threatened from all sides, our political freedoms and our economic freedoms.
A clear message must be heard…a message that you do have a choice in this election. Vote for the status quo or demand real change.
The campaign is in the final weeks preparing our budget for direct mail and print media. Thank you to those that have given so much to a great cause. I appreciate your continued generosity. Now is also the time to donate for the first time and help ensure victory.
Go to www.BillBuran.com and donate online via credit/debit card it is that simple. Every dollar will allow us to send 2 letters…$250 will pay for phone banking and $500 allows us a half page newspaper ad.
In
Bill Buran
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[JR: Since I don't like incumbents, and Bill isn't one, I'm going to send him a little something. Be nice to have a Jasper we can nag about political stuff. Jaspers seem to be underrepresented in politics. Maybe we all prefer 'honest work'?]
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* Posted on: Wed, Oct 8 2008 10:26 PM
http://blogs.laweekly.com/ladaily/queer-town/queer-town-the-life-and-spirit/
by
October 7, 2008 8:00 AM
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On Monday morning, a day after her oldest daughter
celebrated her seventieth birthday,
Grandma, as her eight grandkids called her, was everything
you wanted in a grandmother. She was, among many other things, always loving,
always smiling, and always supportive. When I came out of the closet several
years ago, I was living in
{Article Continues}
Gen eventually graduated from
{Article Continues}
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Range, Genevieve (xMCstf)
[JR: One thing about being the collector-in-chief is I get
to read about interesting people. Regardless of degree status, does
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* Posted on: Thu, Oct 9 2008 8:13 PM
http://www.dowling.edu/athletics/News-081005mlax.asp
WISHMAKER 2008 TO BE HELD SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19TH
Thanks to the participating schools of the tournament,
The Division II Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) has a longstanding commitment to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, an organization that grants the heartfelt wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. The student-athlete group has raised almost $500,000 since the launch of its fundraising initiative for the charity, with the most recent efforts marking the largest amount raised by the group in any single academic year.
“We’re very excited about this event as this is a very important initiative to not only Dowling, but also Division II athletics as a whole.” said Men’s Lacrosse head coach and event organizer Tim Boyle. “We have a lot of great teams coming out this first year and we hope to gain even more momentum each following Fall Classic.”
50/50 raffles will be taking place as well as raffles for prizes donated by the various institutions and sponsors. In addition, a tailgating party will take place to the east of the main field all day. Come show your support and root on your favorite team for a good cause! See below for a list of the day’s events:
10:00am-
[JR: No idea where it is, but might be worth a drive by from the MC alums. The Future Jaspers might be surprised at some alumni support. I would be to.]
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* Posted on: Thu, Oct 9 2008 8:15 PM
http://www.legacy.com/APP/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=118566355
(
AGE: 95
She was predeceased by her parents, William and Mary McGrail Dodd; her husband,
Relatives and friends are invited to call from 4 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at O’Brien Funeral Home, 2028 Route 35 at
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Range, Genevieve F. D. [MCstf]
Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/4suq58
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* Posted on: Thu, Oct 9 2008 8:51 PM
Jasper “epic_amazing” (MC2008?) aka “Maybe Kaitlin”
http://epic-amazing.livejournal.com/29304.html
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This has the potential to be really cool: I might be going
to the
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My mom thinks it’s really funny that of all the places I
could be going to for a service trip, it could be the
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Uncle
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[JR: Narrowing in on the secret identity!]
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* Posted on: Fri, Oct 10 2008 9:01 PM
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/023346.html
Payback
Posted by Christopher Manion at October 5, 2008 07:31 AM
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By the way, the notion of “government charity” — mandatory — is patently ideological on its face (as in “The Ministry of Truth,” or “Down is Up.”) Yet my own Catholic Church national hierarchy and bureaucracy has drunk the Kool-Aid, and so it celebrates higher taxes and greater socialism in the name of the “common good” — and gets billions of taxpayer money, seized from us at the point of a gun, for its “charities.”
Frankly, I don’t think things will go very well at the Last Judgment if the only thing we can say on our own behalf is that we rendered unto Caesar.
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[JR: Frankly, I agree!]
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* Posted on: Sat, Oct 11 2008 7:22 PM
mr. oconnor was a wonderful teacher, coach and advisor, who shaped an entire generation of young minds. many of his students went on to bright futures due to the guidance he had given them. he will be missed terribly. my love and support goes out to michael, and his entire family
* Posted on: Wed, Oct 8 2008 10:07 AM
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